Request a Meal Plan

Meal Plan

Request

First-Year Housing (Summit Village and Village at Alpine Valley) residents are provided the All Access Meal Plan as a part of their total housing costs and do not need to request a meal plan. However, NEW this year, first year-housing students can upgrade to an All Access Platinum Meal Plan. Please only submit a meal plan request if you live in the Alpine Village Apartments. 

Any residential student may use the form below to request Clyde's Cash as well.

Students living off campus Purchase your meal plan through the Lion Onecard page.

Meal Plan Options

Learn more about your meal plans with a quick peak at our glossary. 

Dining Glossary

Resident Meal Plans
  • All Access

    $2,255 - Required for first year residence. 

    • Unlimited Entry ($6.52/meal)
    • All You Care to Eat
    • 5 Guest Meals
    • 50 Flex Dollars
    • 1 Meal Equivalency a Day
    • 10% Discount
    • Flex Rollover
    • Mobile Ordering
  • All Access Platinum

    $2,635 - First year upgrade option.

    • Unlimited Entry ($6.88/meal)
    • All You Care to Eat
    • 10 Guest Meals 
    • $275 Flex Dollars
    • 2 Meal Equivalencies a Day
    • 15% Discount
    • Flex Rollover
    • Mobile Ordering
    • Big Cat Cup and Cookie

Block and Subscription Plans
  • The 14er

    $2,000 

    • 14 Meals a Week ($7.50/meal)
    • All You Care to Eat
    • 5 Guest Meals
    • $125 Flex Dollars
    • 1 Meal Equivalency 
    • 10% Discount
    • Flex Rollover
    • Mobile Ordering
  • The 14er Platinum

    $2,300 

    • 14 Meals a Week ($7.65/meal)
    • All You Care to Eat
    • 10 Guest Meals
    • $350 Flex Dollars
    • 1 Meal Equivalency 
    • 15% Discount
    • Flex Rollover
    • Mobile Ordering
    • Big Cat Cup and Cookie
  • 25 Block Plan

    $225

    • 25 Meals a Semester ($9.00/meal)
    • All You Care to Eat
    • 1 Meal Equivalency
    • 10% Discount 
    • Mobile Ordering

     

  • Clyde's Cash

    All students can purchase optional Clyde’s Cash. Clyde’s Cash is a convenient way to pay for food on campus via your UCCS Lion One Card. Any person with a UCCS ID can simply add Clyde’s Cash to their card and use at any of the food venues on campus.

    Clyde’s Cash can be used at any of the following venues on campus: Roaring Fork Dining Hall, The Lodge Dining Hall, Alpine Express Convenience Store, Café 65, Clyde’s Gastropub, the Copy Shop, Big Cat Coffee. 

    Clyde’s Cash does not expire as long as you are enrolled as a student or employee at UCCS. Clyde’s Cash cannot be used to purchase alcoholic beverages.

    Clyde's Cash purchases are non-refundable. For questions about your Clyde's Cash, email lionone@uccs.edu. 

    Clyde's Cash vs. Flex Dollars

    • Clyde’s Cash is purchased separate from a meal plan as extra money to eat at UCCS campus dining facilities listed above. Clyde's Cash does not expire as long as you are an active student/staff/faculty.
       
    • Flex dollars come as a part of your meal plan if you chose them and are still able to be used in the same areas as Clyde’s Cash. Flex dollars expire at the end of the spring semester.

    UCCS housing students can add Clyde's Cash using the form below to request Clyde's Cash on their card. Off-Campus students, use the button below to purchase. 

  • FAQ

    Do you have more questions on our meal plans? Check-out our FAQs. 

The form below is submitted to staff in the Office of Residence Life and Housing. Once processed, the meal plan or Clyde’s Cash requested will be loaded onto your student ID card and charged to your student account. If you wish to pay directly with a credit card or other form of payment for Clyde’s Cash, please stop by the University Center Information Desk.

Please allow up to three business days for the request to take place and please be aware that this may take longer at the beginning of each semester due to high demand of meal plan requests.

Housing Students: to check to see if your meal plan has been added to your account please click here, or call housing at 719-255-4042.

Students living off campus: Purchase your meal plan through the Lion Onecard page.

Faculty/Staff: Please do not submit this form. Instead, contact the University Center front desk at 719-255-3450.

Glossary

Unlimited Entry - Students may enter the dining halls as many times as they would like throughout the day during dining hours, however they are limited to one swipe per hour. 

All You Care to Eat - Unlimited food options during mealtimes. See our dining hours.

Guest Meals - Meal Plan holders will have a set number of guest meals based on their plans, these guest meals allow plan holders to bring in friends or family for a meal. 

Flex Dollars - Flex dollars come as a part of some meal plans, they spend like cash at Cafe '65, Alpine Express, Big Cat Coffee and our dining halls.  Flex dollars expire at the end of the spring semester. 

Meal Equivalency - You can use one dining meal at Cafe '65, Alpine Express or Big Cat Coffee, up to a $6.50 limit. The equivalencies you have are based on your meal plan. 

Discount - Discounts can be applied at Cafe '65, Big Cat Coffee or Alpine Express.

Flex Rollover - Flex dollars will rollover from fall to spring but will expire at the end of the spring semester. 

Big Cat Cup and Cookie - Platinum holders will receive an exclusive Big Cat Coffee cup and $1 cookies when filling their Big Cat Coffee cup at the anyone of our coffee shops. 

Mobile Ordering - Transact is our mobile ordering platform. You can order from anyone of our Big Cat Coffee locations or Cafe '65.

Clyde's Cash - Clyde's Cash is much like flex dollars, it can be spent like cash at Cafe '65, Alpine Express, Big Cat Coffee and our dining halls. However, Clyde's cash does not expire, it works as long as you are associated with the university as a faculty, staff or student. 

Off Campus Students - Students who do not live in UCCS owned dorms or apartments. This includes, West Edge, The Lookout on Cragmor, The Lodges, Resort at University Park, Green Leaf Rockrimmon Apartments, Lion Village Student Housing, Advenir at The Village, Rosemont at Shadow Mountain Apartments, Union Heights Apartments, and Highland Park.