What is a Meal Plan?
A Meal Plan unlocks delicious meals, coffee, snacks, and more, at several across campus. Your Meal Plan includes Meal Swipes and Flex Dollars, conveniently loaded onto your ID Card. No need to carry additional cards or cash!
Deadline for changing plan: Residents can change their plan up until the add/drop date, August 27, 2024, they cannot change their plan after the add/drop date.
Meal Swipes
Meal Swipes give you access to our all-you-care-to-eat dining hall, The Dish at Blue & Gold Café.
Flex Dollars
Flex Dollars may be used at any NCWC Dining location. Visit our locations page for location information, including dining hall menus and hours of operation.
Meal Exchange
Students with the All Access plan or any of the Weekly plans may also use one Meal Swipe per day up to 5x a week at Burgers + Fries and Bishop Bistro. Commuter students and Faculty & Staff with the Blue, Gold, or White can use any of their swipes as meal exchange. Click on the flyer below to see timing on when meal exchange is accepted and menu options.
Meal Plan Benefits
With your meal plan, you receive many benefits and perks, including:
- Quality food made fresh by our culinary team, with a variety of menu options personalized the way you like
- Healthy choices available all across campus
- Special events with themed meals and exclusive offers for meal plan members
- Casual atmosphere with wifi, TVs, music and lounge-style seating—perfect for studying or hanging out with friends.
- Dedicated True Balance Allergen Friendly station at The Dish at Blue & Gold Café.
*Please note, that only 1 meal swipe or meal exchange can be used at our dining locations per meal period. If you wish to dine more than once during the same period, you may use your flex dollars for your 2nd purchase.
Meal Periods:
Breakfast 7:00am-10:59am Monday-Friday
Brunch 10:00am-3:59pm Saturday and Sunday
Lunch 11:00am-3:59pm Monday-Friday
Dinner 4:00pm-11:59pm Monday-Sunday
Managing Your Plan
There are three ways you can check your Meal Swipes and Flex balance:
- Use check balance on this website.
- On your receipt after a purchase at any dining location
- Contact Residence Life to change your meal plan at reslife@ncwc.edu
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