What is a Dining Plan?

A Dining Plan unlocks delicious meals, coffee, snacks, and more, at 20 locations across campus. Your Dining Plan includes Swipes and Dining Dollars, conveniently loaded onto your VCU ID. No need to carry additional cards or cash!

 

If you are a VCU employee and interested in purchasing our employee dining plan please click here.


Swipes

Swipes

Swipe for all-you-care-to-eat at Shafer's Market810 and AVO Kitchen. Additional swipes may be used for premium options or special events like the Food Truck Festival each semester.

Build Your Own Swipe

Our Build Your Own (BYO) Swipe program is an a la carte way to create your meal. Use it for consumables at Ram City Market, P.O.D. Market and any of our retail locations (excluding Starbucks) up to $9.85. 


Dollars

Dining Dollars

Think of Dining Dollars as a prepaid and reloadable debit card, accepted at all VCUDine locations (including vending machines) for anything from a Starbucks coffee to extra fries at Chick-Fil-A. 


Dining Plan Benefits

With your dining plan, you receive many benefits and perks, including:

  • Quality food made fresh by our culinary team, with a variety of menu options personalized the way you like
  • Healthy choices available all across campus
  • Special events with themed meals and exclusive offers for meal plan members
  • Casual atmosphere with wifi, TVs, music and lounge-style seating—perfect for studying or hanging out with friends.

Key Dates

Key Dates
 Spring 2025 Semester Key Dates
Dining begins on Friday, January 10, 2025, at 7:00 am
Last day to make Dining Plan changes is Friday, February 7, 2025, at 4:00 pm
Market 810 closes at 3:00 pm on Friday, March 7, 2025, and reopens at 10:30 am on Sunday, March 16, 2025.
Dining ends on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at 10:30 am

Managing Your Plan

There are two ways you can check your Swipes and Dining Dollars balance:

Dining Dollars running low? No problem! Add more Dining Dollars.