Frequently Asked Questions

All students living on campus are required to purchase a meal plan as a part of their housing contract. Commuter students or visitors from the general public are not required to purchase a meal plan but are encouraged to review the many plans available.

Yes, you can switch meal plan within the first two weeks of the semester, subject to proration, and only if the flex dollar balance can be transferred to the new plan.

Meals on your meal plan are for your use only. However, flex dollars may be used to purchase a meal for a guest. If you give your your student ID card to someone else to use, it will be confiscated by the cashier and given to the General Manager. You will then need to make arrangements with the General Manager to revalidate your card. Reoccurrence will result in the cancellation of meal plan privileges with no refund.

Flex dollars are cash values included in all on-campus meal plans and can also be purchased separately at any time. They work like a pre-paid debit card and your student ID card must be used for these transactions. Flex dollars may be used at both dining locations, Neas Family Dining Hall, Black Diamond Cafe.

On Campus Meal Plans: Meals under the 14 &19 meal plans reset each Friday and do not roll over. On-campus Flex Dollars expire at the end of each semester.

Commuter Meal Plans: Commuter meals and Flex Dollars roll over from fall to spring semesters but expire at the end of each academic year.

Yes; however, in order for you to take food to-go you must participate in our Green Reusable Box Program. We provide reusable to-go boxes for free at check-in to all on-campus students. Once the box gets used and returned to the dining hall, we exchange it for a clean and sanitized one. If broken or lost, there is a $5.00 fee to buy back into the program. Additional reusable soup containers or cups can be purchased at the cost of $3.00. Commuter students or guests from the community who wants to take food to-go must first pay a one-time fee of $5.00 to participate in the program.

No problem! We offer a vegetarian option every day and we have an icon program in place to make navigating our menus easier to identify vegetarian, gluten free, and healthy choices. To view the online menus and check allergen and nutritional information download the "Everyday App" and search for "CMC Steamboat" or enter code "4322". We also have a campus dietitian who offers complimentary consultations for those with dietary needs. Please contact any of our team members to learn more.