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Joel A. Yodis, 26, of Phoenixville, pleaded no contest to a charge of terroristic threats.
No contest means he denies guilt, but admits the facts on which the charges are based.
The incident happened in March 2008, Judge Joseph Madenspacher was told, when Yodis became angry after classmates laughed at him.
Yodis threatened to kill them, using his hand to imitate firing a pistol at them, the affidavit said.
Defense attorney Alan Goldberg told the judge that Yodis was just gesturing, not intending to pretend he was holding a gun.
And the threats he made, Goldberg said, were mumblings not meant to be heard by others.
At least one student took the threats seriously and notified a professor, who, in turn, relayed the message to university administrators.
The college was placed on lockdown for two hours until Yodis was located at the school library.
He was taken to a local hospital for a psychiatric evaluation, officials said at the time.
Yodis, who lives with his parents in Chester County, told the judge that he is continuing to receive medication and counseling from a psychiatrist.
Madenspacher ordered Yodis to continue his mental health treatment, medication and counseling as part of the conditions of probation.
