Services and Amenities

The New Student Center is a new 150,000-square-foot facility with three floors. The first floor has a variety of food and retail venues such as Chick-fil-A, Aggie Wings, Sub Connection, Einstein Bagels, 1891 Bistro, Barnes & Noble, several ATMs, and a Convenience Store. There are several lounges, recreation and gaming areas, and an Information Desk. 

The second floor has The Market Place Dining (meal plan option), Barnes & Noble, Aggie OneCard, large ballroom (banquet services) with divider, study rooms, meeting spaces, lounge areas, and a multipurpose room.

Located on the third floor are the Office of Student Activities (SGA, SUAB, Greek Life, and Student Clubs/Organizations), Office of Leadership & Civic Engagement (Gospel Choir, Graduate Council, Yearbook), Office of Intercultural Engagement, Student Center Administration, study areas, meeting spaces, conference rooms, lounge areas and a large multipurpose room with a divider.

Student Center Hours of Operation

Summer Hours of Operation (effective May 13, 2023)
Monday - Friday    8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Administrative Hours of Operation
Monday - Friday    8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

*Subject to change with notice 

Student Center Facility Maintenance Work Order System

The Student Center has an internal work order system in place to address the maintenance and facility needs of the departments, units, and retail areas within the Student Center.  The link provided will allow the maintenance staff to better services these areas by providing a timeline of requests, recordkeeping, and timely responses and/or repairs or miscellaneous requests submitted. To access the link Click Here.

Information Center

This area serves as the primary point of contact in providing customer service to the Student Center customers. The Information Center is also the centralized location that provides fax service, directional assistance and general campus events and information.

Meeting Spaces

The Student Center has a variety of meeting and multipurpose spaces as well as a ballroom to accommodate most any event or program. There are 15 small to large meeting rooms, three study rooms, two multipurpose spaces, and a ballroom. These spaces are equipped with audio/visual needs and resources to ensure event and program success. Please see the Student Center Facility Information Sheet for space details and service fees. Reservations for Student Center spaces must be submitted through the 25 Live online scheduling system.

Study Room Guidelines

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Room Guidelines

• Rooms are intended for small study group meetings.
• Reservations can be made 24 hours in advance. Series of future occurrences will be removed.
• No event programming allowed in these spaces.
• Aggie One Card required.
• Event name MUST be first name, last name.
• Consecutive scheduled meetings by the same person/group are NOT
• Rooms come AS-IS (No additional resources will be provided).
• Reservations will be removed if you are more than 15-minutes late.
• Maximum capacity: 4 people
• Failure to follow ALL guidelines will result in the removal of your request.
• Each room is closed for 30 mins for cleaning and sanitizing after each use

Scheduling Hours and Room Access    

Monday-Friday: 8:00am-9:00pm

Saturday: 10:00am-9:00pm

Sunday: 2:00pm-9:00pm

How to Schedule Study Rooms 

25-Live Express Scheduling Instructions

Step 1: Visit site from your mobile device or laptop using this URL: 

25live.collegenet.com/ncat/scheduling

Step 2: Sign-in to 25-Live Express Scheduling Using: 

• Username: study1891
• Password: study1891
  
• Scroll Down to “Express Scheduling Event”
• Select Date (current day or next day)
• Select Time (2-hour maximum)
• Select Location (choose SC-Meeting Room 303)  

• Enter Event Name (REQUIRED) (First name, last name)[Example: John Doe]  

Step 4: Save Reservation: 

Catering Guidelines

The NCAT Student Center requires that all food served at functions within the Student Center be purchased through an established caterer. Please see established caterer requirements and registered student organizations/department food and beverage guidelines. All required documentation for catering is due at least two weeks prior to the event date. If all required documentation is not received within this timeframe, the organizer will be required to select a caterer approved by the Student Center. Failure to meet these requirements will forfeit the organizer's opportunity to provide a caterer for their event, NO EXCEPTIONS. For additional information, contact the University Event Center at (336) 285-2580 or stu-center@ncat.edu

Current Approved Caterers:

Sodexo Catering: 336-334-7560 (University Caterer)

Painted Plate Catering: 336-230-2433

Culinary Visions Catering: 336-632-0550

Pepper Moon Catering: 336-218-8858

Plain & Fancy Catering: 336-869-4842

Apple Spice Junction: 336-852-8243

Above and Beyond Catering: 336-885-2224

Occasions II: 336-227-9887

Butler's Catering: 336-327-5759

Scratch Fried Chicken: 336-617-6850

Gaming Room

This area serves as a gaming area that includes three PlayStation 4 and two Xbox One consoles with seating at each station to accommodate students who wish to play or watch. Also available for use is the Wii gaming systems. There are a variety of games available for each system in our inventory. The gaming room operates from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday. AggieOne Card must be present to play. All games are free.

Recreation Room

This area serves as a recreation area that includes four billiards tables, two table tennis conversion tops, a foosball table, and a host of board games. The recreation room operates from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday. AggieOne Card must be present to play. All games are free.

*Schedule is subject to change during adverse weather, holidays, and breaks*