[PHXFlyer]

And just to add...you keep saying that since delays in Philadelphia are such a common occurrence why don't the flight schedules reflect this? Actually, they do. It's built into the block time which is the time between the scheduled departure and arrival. Looking at the State College to Philadelphia flights the block times are all between 55-57 minutes. During normal operations the flight takes between 41-47 minutes so there is about 10-15 minutes of built in time for taxi and other minor delays. Weather and ATC delays are fairly common in the northeast but are not an everyday occurrence so if there was to much time built into the schedule most flights would be arriving far earlier than scheduled and the time of the ground would be increased. The airline isn't making money unless the aircraft are in the air.

I think the OP should also ask herself why she booked such a tight connection in the first place. It sounds as though even if the flight from State College had been on-time they would have been pressed for time on the connection anyway. When one books a flight there is an automatic minimum connect time which does not allow one to book connecting flights which are too close together but the OP knew Philadelphia can sometimes be problematic and should have chosen the flights she booked with that knowledge.