Practical and Convenient
Fuel your success with flexible meal plans designed to fit your busy college lifestyle. Whether you're grabbing a quick bite between classes or enjoying a sit-down meal with friends, our dining options ensure you're never far from delicious, nutritious food.
Meal Plan Information
Residential Meal Plans
All students living in a residence hall on campus are required to purchase a meal plan. Dining dollars can be used at the café or in place of meal swipes or walk-up pricing at the Dining Hall. Your Dining Dollars will carry over from the Fall to Spring semester but will not carry over to the next academic year.
The dining hall is a dine-in facility that offers a wide variety of offerings in a food court style setting.
Unused Flex Dollars roll to the spring semester but do not carry over to Fall.
- Unlimited Meal Plan
Includes $250 Flex Dollars
NEVER RUN OUT OF MEALS!
Swipe into the dining hall as many times per day/per week as you want!
Use your flex dollars for a guest or for a purchase at the Elms Café coffee shop or the Tryon Market Convenience Store. An upgrade is $188. Contact us for details.
- 14 Meals per Week
Includes $300 Flex Dollars
Use your 14 meals any way you choose all week long. But watch your balance!
This plan is designed for the student who only needs two full meals a day and likes to use their flex dollars at the Elms Café or at the Tryon Market Convenience Store.
ONE SWIPE PER MEAL PERIOD.
Commuter Meal Plans
Commuter students may purchase a meal plan. You may purchase the meal plan at the Dining Services office in the college center.
Please note that refunds are not given. If a student leaves the college for any reason the meal plan that they purchased is no longer available for their use.
Block Meal Plans offer students the most flexibility as the amount of meals can be used throughout the semester in any manner. Students can use their block meals at our dining hall. Meals on our block plans carry over from week to week.
You may also email david.ingala@aladdinfood.com to discuss a commuter meal plan and how to purchase.
- Block 100
100 Meals Per Semester
Includes 100 Flex Dollars
$1024.22
ONE SWIPE PER MEAL PERIOD
- Block 50
50 Meals Per Semester
Includes 55 Flex Dollars
$534.33
ONE SWIPE PER MEAL PERIOD
- Block 20
20 Meals Per Semester
Includes 60 flex Dollars
$260.90
ONE SWIPE PER MEAL PERIOD
Faculty/Staff Meal Plans
- Block 25
25 Meals Per Semester
$199.37
ONE SWIPE PER MEAL PERIOD
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Do Dining Dollars carry over?
Your Dining Dollars will carry over from the Fall to Spring semester and will not carry over to the next academic year.
Q: Once I swipe in for a meal, can I go back in for dessert or something else like dessert or another drink before I go to class?
Yes. While you are in the dining hall for that meal, you are welcome to re-enter the dining hall to complete your meal!
Q: I have the 14 meal plan - can I swipe in for a meal more than once per meal period?
With the 14 meal plan you are allowed one swipe per meal period.
Manage your meal swipes so you don’t run out of meals. Our cashiers can easily provide you with a balance of meal swipes and Blazer Bucks anytime.
Q: How do I pay for a Commuter Meal Plan or an upgrade to my meal plan??
Pay Online at https://your-meal-plan.com/ OR contact the Student Accounts office studentaccounts@elms.edu.
Q: Can I take food to-go from the dining hall?
YES!! By purchasing from our Green To Go service you may take food out of the dining hall as take out.
Purchase a container for $10 using cash, credit or flex dollars.
Use your clean new container for the first time, then return it the next time you dine for a clean container. Use that and continue the same exchange process each time you decide to use take out.
The price of the container is non-refundable.
