Spring 2022 Hours of Operation
Monday through Friday, 9am - 5pm
Summer 2022 Hours of Operation (May 27th through September 2nd)
Monday through Thursday, 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 1pm
Students who are enrolled for classes during the Summer semester may stop by the office, Whittier 1b, to pick up their ID Card after May 1st. All students must be registered for classes before picking up an ID Card.
Students who are enrolled for classes during the Fall semester may stop by the office, Whittier Hall 1b, to pick up their ID Card beginning July 30. Preprinted ID Cards will be distributed during New Student Experience Orientation, but also may also be picked up during the ID Center's regular business hours.
You may come to the Card Services Office, Whittier 1b, to take a picture. We encourage everyone to upload a photo in advance so that the ID Card can be preprinted. This will save you time and allow you to pick a photo of your choosing.
Once you place your card over the reader, one of two actions will occur: a flashing green light means access is granted, and a flashing red light means access was denied.
Under normal conditions, your TC ID Card should last until its expiration date. To ensure the durability and validity of the Card:
TC Residence Halls - With the exception of the main entrance of Whittier Hall, all of TC residence hails are only accessible to students who live in the residence halls and their family members who live with them. The main entrance to Whittier Hall is accessible to all members of the TC Community when the College is open.
There are card readers located throughout the College. Primarily, your University ID Card provides you access to the Whittier Hail Main entrance, Zankel Front Desk, Zankel Chapel Entrance/Exit, Thompson Entrance/Exit and the Grace Dodge Entrance from 121st Street. If there is a reader for which you need access, please contact us at tcidcard@tc.edu.
Members of the TC community have access to Lerner Hall on the main campus of Columbia University. Enrolled students have access to the Dodge Fitness Center (DFC). TC employees, alumni, and family members of students and employees may purchase membership to have access to the DFC. All other request for access to CU buildings should be directed to CU Public Safety, psa-access@columbia.edu or 212-854-8500.