ClipperCard

The ClipperCard is Salem State University’s official identification card, required for every student and for faculty and staff. Beyond proving identity, it works as a key and a wallet across campus. Students use it for their meal plan, including board, Dining Dollars and ClipperCash, and for access to labs, classrooms, offices, residence halls and the commuter parking garage. It also serves as the card for the Berry Library and Learning Commons and the Gassett Fitness Center.

Off campus, the card connects students to partner businesses, including restaurants, movie theaters, stores and services. On campus it can be used at the bookstore and campus events, and Printing Points cover printing. Accounts can be managed online at any hour, and the university’s Student Navigation Center helps cardholders understand all the ways to use the card and meets with them in person by appointment.

What to Know

• Every student receives a first ClipperCard free of charge.
• Students order their card by uploading a photo online.
• Faculty and staff need a government-issued ID to pick up their card and can earn employee bonus ClipperCash.
• The ClipperCard program is listed by the Salem Chamber of Commerce.