New Students Guide

People might say that "the best things in life are free", but there are still lots of things that you need to pay for.  Look below for information on:

Your Panther Card allows you to pay for purchases on campus from your Panther Cash Account.  This account can be used for a variety of purposes, examples of which include:

• Bookstore purchases
• Laundry
• Vending machine snacks
• Print/copy machines
• Groceries
• Dining

To add funds to your Panther Cash Account:

1. Go to the university's website.
2. At the top of the page, click the LINKS FOR tab.
3. Click on the STUDENTS tab. 
4. Under the section for Students Services, click on Panther ID - Add Funds-Panther, Flight & Additional Flex.
5. On the left side of the page, click on STUDENT DEPOSITS.
6. Click on To Panther Cash Account.

Meals and other food may be purchased using your Panther Cash Account.  Alternatively, a variety of Meal Plans are available to Florida Tech students, all of which may be purchased online.  Similarly to your Panther Cash Account, your meal plans are managed through your Panther Card, which you will use to provide payment for each meal.

All meal plans provide some dollar value of FlexFunds, which may be applied to meals at any location on campus.  FlexFunds may also be used in the grocery or in vending machines.

Many meal plans also include Panther Dining Hall (PDH) Meals.  These PDH Meals may not be used at any locations other than Panther Dining Hall.  Depending upon the meal plan in question, this may cover:

As explained on the Meal Plans FAQ website, any unused PDH meals or FlexFunds will expire at the end of the Spring Semester.

At any given time you may choose to add funds to increase your existing FlexCredit balance without purchasing a new meal plan. To do so:

1. Go to the university's website.
2. At the top of the page, click the LINKS FOR tab.
3. Click on the STUDENTS tab. 
4. Under the section for Students Services, click on Panther ID - Add Funds-Panther, Flight & Additional Flex.
5. On the left side of the page, click on STUDENT DEPOSITS.
6. Click on To Student Flex Account.

If you prefer to pay in cash, or you just like to have some cash on hand, a number of ATMs are available on the main campus.  To find the nearest ATM:

1. Go to the campus map.
2. Click on the Menu icon near the top to display a menu along the left side of the page.
3. Click on ATM to display all locations on campus.