Meal Plan
Plan Options
In order to meet your campus dining needs, we offer the following meal plans for the 2024/2025 academic year. Room and board is bundled for students living on campus.
Residents
17 Meals/wk :Participants can dine with us in the Café, choose to grab and go, or preorder meals with our online form during all of our scheduled meal periods. $300 in MECA Bucks ($150 per semester) allows students to grab a cup of coffee or snack between meal periods. This plan is included with the cost of housing for undergraduate students living in the Oak Street residence hall. All other students may buy up to this plan if desired.
12 Meals/WeekParticipants can select 12 meals weekly to enjoy from the Café. Dining in, to go on the fly, or preordered for timed pickup are all options to choose. $300 in MECA Bucks ($150 per semester) is included for retail item purchases. This plan is included in the cost of housing for undergraduate students living in Shepley, Ambassador, and Erlang.
Commuters
For commuter students there is no need to feel left out. The 50 Block plan allows you to join your classmates for 50 meals in the cafe during the school year. Plans include $50 in MECA Bucks to help with that coffee craving between meals. Use up 50 meals in a semester? No worries, you can purchase an additional 50 Block plan during the first two weeks at the start of spring semester.
50 Block Plan - $500 With $50 MECA Bucks per semester
MECA Bucks
MECA Bucks allow students, faculty, and staff the convenience of making tax-free purchases in the café with your College ID. They can be added to your card in $50 increments at any time during the academic year. You do not need a meal plan to purchase MECA Bucks. Students on meal plans may add additional MECA Bucks to their cards at any time.