“The expert instruction and insight given by the instructors was excellent. It is evident that they all really care and want you to progress.” Albert Herrera, Pennsylvania session student

Balmoral Student with bagpipes

Rooms
Students are assigned double occupancy rooms. Please indicate your choice of roommate in the space provided on the registration form. Applicants not indicating a choice of roommate or desire for a single room will be paired with students of compatible age and piping/drumming experience whenever possible.

Single rooms are generally available for an additional fee of $15–20 per day.

Meals
Resident/overnight students will be provided dinner each Sunday and three meals per day, Monday through Thursday, breakfast and lunch only on Friday. For the two-week session in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, no meals are provided on Saturday nor breakfast and lunch on Sunday. Commuters are provided Sunday and Thursday night dinners. At most sessions, commuter students may buy meal plans in advance to eat in the college cafeteria for lunches and dinners. Restaurants are within convenient walking distance at all locations.

Travel by Air

California session:
San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
Oakland International Airport (OAK)
Sacramento International Airport (SMF)

Illinois session:
O’Hare International Airport (ORD)
Midway International Airport (MDW)
Gary-Chicago International Airport (GYY)

Minnesota session:
Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)

Pennsylvania East session:
Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP)

Pennsylvania West session:
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)

Airport Shuttle Service

With advance notice, we will try to coordinate transportation to help students get lower group shuttle rates ($15 to $45 one way) to and from the respective airports. 

Travel by Car

We will send you an informational letter with maps and directions to the sessions.

What to Bring to the Session

We will send you an informational letter containing further details of the session, suggested items to bring, etc. Kilts and Highland attire are suggested, but not required, for events such as class photos and public concerts.

Practice Rooms

Practice rooms for individual use are, when possible, made available to students at no additional charge at most locations, along with plenty of outdoor space for practice purposes. In many cases, students will also be permitted to use the college athletic facilities.