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Colleges, universities & trade schools

Vending for Colleges, Universities & Trade Schools in Forsyth County

Students and staff keep campus hours, not business hours. A modern, cashless machine or AI smart cooler, stocked from the first lab to the last study session, at no cost to your school.

Talk to Us About Your Campus Where machines fit on campus →

A day on campus

Example schedule
  1. Shop and lab classes startStocked
  2. Ten minutes between classesStocked
  3. Evening classes for working adultsStocked
  4. Night class lets outStocked
Campus hours aren’t business hours.

Campus days run long

A welding student in a three-hour shop block can’t leave for lunch. A nursing student heading straight from clinicals to an evening class doesn’t have time to. And evening and weekend programs run long after any food on campus has closed, if there was any to begin with. For a lot of students and staff, the closest machine is the meal plan between meals.

So it has to be full, it has to work, and it has to take a tap of a phone. That’s the job we built Snack Smart Solutions to do: we own the machine, we stock it, and we keep it running, at no cost to your school.

Where a machine fits best on campus

We focus on the campuses where a local, family-run operator makes the biggest difference. These are the spaces where a machine or cooler tends to earn its spot:

Trade and career schoolsLong shop and lab blocks, smaller campuses, often no cafeteria at all.
Satellite and branch campusesA full day of classes, without the dining hall back on the main campus.
Training and certification centersWelding, HVAC, health care, and other hands-on programs that run for hours.
Evening and weekend programsWorking adults coming straight from a full day on the job.
Instructor and staff loungesInstructors and staff who spend the whole day in one building.
Student common areasLobbies and break areas where students wait between classes.

Built for students and staff

Pay with a phone

Apple Pay, Google Pay, tap and chip cards, and cash, plus rewards through the Monyx loyalty app. Nobody needs to carry change, and there’s never a surcharge for paying by card.

Healthy and classic, together

A real mix: protein snacks, baked chips, waters, and better-for-you options alongside the classics students actually ask for.

Real food, late

An AI smart cooler holds sandwiches, salads, and fresh food. Tap a card, take what you want, and get back to studying.

Stocked when it’s busiest

Remote monitoring shows us what’s selling in real time, so restocking keeps up with the start of a term, exam weeks, and new program cohorts.

Nobody loses a dollar

Drop sensors confirm every purchase. If an item doesn’t fall, the buyer is refunded automatically.

No work for your staff

We handle delivery, stocking, cleaning, and repairs. Your facilities team never has to touch it.

A college county

Forsyth County is home to Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem State University, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Salem College, Carolina University, and Forsyth Tech, along with private career and trade schools across the county.

If you run a satellite campus, training center, or evening program, or a career or trade school anywhere in Forsyth County, we’d like to hear about your space. We’re based in Lewisville, a short drive from every campus in the county.

Getting a machine on campus

  1. Tell us about your spaceWhich building, roughly how many students and staff pass through, and the hours it’s busiest. The form below or a call to 336-250-8845 is plenty.
  2. We look at the spot with youWe’ll check the location, the outlet, and the path in, work with your facilities team, and recommend the right equipment. Contact us to discuss scheduling.
  3. We install, stock, and keep it runningDelivery, setup, product, cleaning, and repairs are all ours. You’ll usually see Christie on restocking visits.

College & trade school questions

  • Can students pay with their phones?

    Yes. The machines take Apple Pay, Google Pay, and tap or chip cards, and still accept cash, with no surcharge for paying by card. Students can also earn rewards on purchases through the Monyx loyalty app.

  • We’re a small trade school without a cafeteria. Are we a good fit?

    Often, yes. Smaller campuses with long lab and shop blocks are some of the best places for a machine. What matters is how many people are on site and for how long, so tell us about your schedule and we’ll give you a straight answer.

  • Can you keep a machine stocked when a new term or cohort starts?

    Yes. Remote monitoring shows us stock levels in real time, so restocking follows actual demand, including the weeks when a building is busier than usual.

  • Can you stock healthier options for students and athletes?

    Yes. Every machine gets a mix built around the people using it, with protein snacks, waters, and better-for-you choices alongside the classics. We adjust it as we learn what sells.

  • Can we offer fresh food, not just snacks?

    Yes. An AI smart cooler holds sandwiches, salads, and other fresh food. Students tap a card, open the door, and take what they want.

  • What does it cost the school?

    Nothing. We provide, install, stock, clean, and repair the equipment at no cost to your school. You provide the floor space and a standard outlet.

More on how that works: free vending machine placement.

Better Breaks for Your Campus

Tell us about your building and your students. We’ll tell you honestly what would work, at no cost to your school.

Talk to Us About Your Campus

Talk to Us About Your Location

Tell us a little about your space and we’ll get back to you to talk through what would work best. There is no cost to your location and no obligation.

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