Commuter Meal Plan Options
Commuter Student Meal Plans
Off-campus students can purchase an optional meal plan using the Housing Portal (links below), and/or add flex dollars to their SMC ID card to be used across our dining locations.
Commuter students can upgrade or increase the size of their meal plan at any point, but can only downgrade/cancel their meal plan during the first week of the semester. We recommend a smaller meal plan if you're unsure, or loading flex dollars, as you can always increase and upgrade later.
Meal Plan Options
5 Day Meal Plan
5-Day Meal Plan with $100 Board Points* per term: This Meal Plan offers unlimited access to Oliver hall Monday through Friday during hours of operation. Participants with this Meal Plan receive three (3) guest passes and one (1) faculty guest per term.
**Remaining Board points from Fall roll over to Spring term, but do not roll over to next academic year.
175 Block
The 175 Block meal plan is a declining balance meal plan where you can swipe into Oliver Hall or other participating dining locations 175 times per term. You can use 3 swipes in a day, or use just 2 for the week, or whatever works best for your schedule, but your balance will start at 75 for the term and drop 1 by 1 for each swipe used.
75 Block
The 75 Block meal plan is a declining balance meal plan where you can swipe into Oliver Hall or other participating dining locations 75 times per term. You can use 3 swipes in a day, or use just 2 for the week, or whatever works best for your schedule, but your balance will start at 75 for the term and drop 1 by 1 for each swipe used.
Flex Dollars
Looking for a smaller meal plan?
In addition to various meal plans, you can also load flex dollars onto your SMC ID to use across our dining locations as well as select local restaurants and GrubHub (where you can link your Grubhub account to your ID to get free deliveries on orders of $18!).
If you are looking for something smaller than the 75 block plan, it could be a good idea to add flex dollars to your ID card in increments of $25 to use as a "swipe," where you'll receive discounted meals in Oliver Hall when compared to paying with a credit card/cash.
to supplement your meal plan as well, and self-loaded flex will remain on your ID card for as long as you're a student (unlike the board flex dollars that come with the 5/7 day meal plans).
Cash vs Flex Costs
When you pay with Flex dollars instead of using cash or credit card you'll pay a reduced cost when dining at Oliver.
Below is the breakdown for the 2024-2025 Academic Year.
| Meal Period | Cash/Card Price | Flex Price |
| Breakfast | $10.48 | $8.61 |
| Brunch/Lunch | $11.49 | $8.62 |
| Dinner | $13.20 | $11.18 |
| Special Events | $14.21 | $12.61 |
| Late Night | $10.01 | $8.82 |