The dining program at Carroll College is fashioned to build community and simultaneously increase food security for our students. While many colleges promote three meals a day in narrow meal windows, Carroll’s dining program operates a continuous service dining commons, and on-campus meal plans provide unlimited access during operating hours. Thus, students can step in for a full meal, a quick snack, or an extended study session, utilizing the St. Thomas Aquinas Commons [STAC] as they would a kitchen and dining room at home.
Meal plan selections are for the academic year and are non-transferable. Students are offered the opportunity to change their meal plan selection each semester through Friday of the week school begins. Students must show their ID/meal card to enter the dining hall and when using their Flex Cash.
Anytime Dining Plan: (Per Semester)
| Plan Information | Platinum | Gold | Silver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester Meal Plan Rate | $3,296 | $3,184 | $3,075 |
| Available to: | All Students | All Students | All Students |
| Meals (Day or night, in Campus Restaurant) | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Coffee (Brewed and specialty "to stay" in Campus Restaurant & Corette Library) | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Flex Dollars | $200 | $100 | $0 |
| Guest Passes | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Parents Eat Free | Yes | Not Included | Not Included |
| Monthly "Gift from Home" | Yes | Yes | Not Included |
| Birthday (or designated day) Gift | Yes | Not Included | Not Included |
| 15% discount on Square Tomato student catering menu | Yes | Not Included | Not Included |
Anytime Dining meal plans have unlimited access to the STAC during operating hours. Unused Flex dollars carry forward from fall semester to spring semester only if a meal plan is purchased spring semester. Unused Flex dollars do not carry forward from spring semester to fall semester.
Students may also take advantage of an “add-on” to their meal plan, the “golden ticket". Only students enrolled in a meal plan can participate in the golden ticket program.
Golden Ticket:
Golden Ticket Program – For $400 per semester, any student who has an Anytime Dining meal plan can enroll in the Golden Ticket program. This program includes:
- To-Go bottomless mug refills for unlimited coffee and specialty drinks from the STAC and the Corette Library and up to four specialty drinks per day from Holy Grounds
- Takeout container that provides unlimited takeout for the meal plan
- A free concession stand combo at every home sports game
For the 2025-26 academic year, students living in the apartments, commuters or graduate students may choose between Anytime Dining or Block meal plans. These options are available for faculty and staff as well.
Flex dollars can be added to any block plan through the Sodexo My Way Website.
Block Plan: (Per Semester)
| Plan Information | Block 150 | Block 75 | Block 50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester Meal Plan Rate | $1,616 | $841 | $590 |
| Available to: | Commuters, Graduate students, faculty, staff | Commuters, Graduate students, faculty, staff | Commuters, Graduate students, faculty, staff |
| Meals (STAC Dining Facility) | 150 | 75 | 50 |
| Coffee (Brewed and specialty "to stay" in STAC Dining Facility & Corette Library) | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Parents Eat Free | Not Included | Not Included | Not Included |
| Monthly "Gift from Home" | Not Included | Not Included | Not Included |
| 15% discount on Square Tomato student catering menu | Not Included | Not Include | Not Included |
For dining hours and further information, please check the website https://carroll.sodexomyway.com/ or contact the general manager of Sodexo at (406) 447-5194.
See the full Carroll College Catalog for a description of other elective fees such as transcript fee, parking permit, as well as important Payment Information.