ID Center

The primary purpose of an ID Card is to identify a person as belonging to the Pitt-Johnstown Campus Community. The front of a regular Pitt-Johnstown ID Card contains an individual's photograph, name and access number and provides a means for housing residents to gain access to their building. The back of the ID Card has two magnetic strips, one wide and one narrow. The wide strip contains meal plan information, if one has been contracted, and/or debit account information. The debit account is known as the Mountain Cat Cash account and funds are added at the Business Office. The narrow strip allows the owner to use his/her ID Card in campus soda machines and at photocopiers. Money is placed in this account at one of several card revalue stations on campus.  Once funds have been added to the narrow strip on the ID card they can NOT be refunded.

There is no initial charge for a Pitt-Johnstown ID Card. However, there is a $20.00 fee to replace a lost card and a $5.00 fee to purchase a Temporary ID card. If a card has been misplaced, the ID Center will deactivate the card and can then issue a temporary ID if requested by the student.  The temporary ID card is valid for a period of seven days. If the original card is found during this period, the owner should return the temporary card to the ID Center at which time his/her original card will be reactivated.

As part of their Orientation activities, freshmen students are ushered to the ID Center to be photographed. Their cards are not immediately produced, but are printed over the summer and distributed to students in the Fall as part of an informational packet that all freshmen and resident students receive.

The ID Center staff strives to provide service to the Pitt-Johnstown Community in a manner that is both efficient and courteous. It is our goal to resolve any ID Card problems or questions as quickly as possible.