Student Parking

Students

All vehicles, except motorcycles and bicycles, parking on SCCC campus must display a valid parking permit. Due to our urban location, parking is very limited at Seattle Central Community College. There are two types of parking permits available to students: daytime (all-day) permit and evening (afternoon) permit. For transportation purposes, evening parking is defined as parking during the hours from noon until closing time.

Student Daytime Parking

Due to our limited parking resources, student daytime parking is only available to students through a PARKING LOTTERY. All interested students, including prospective students, are eligible to enter their names in the parking lottery at any time during the lottery registration period. Please complete the Student Parking Lottery Form and submit it to Transportation Services Office, room BE1112. Only one entry per student is needed. Duplicate entries will be automatically eliminated.

The lottery registration periods and deadlines for the academic year 08-09 are listed as follows:

Approximately 300 student names (winners) will be selected at random each quarter for eligibility to purchase the daytime parking permit. The list of winners of the parking lottery will be posted in Transportation Services Office (room BE1112) and at the Cashier window. Winners will also be notified via email if an email address is provided on the entry form. Winners of the lottery will have until the tenth instructional day of the quarter to purchase a parking permit. A student must be enrolled and paid all tuitions before being able to purchase a parking permit.

EXCEPTION: There is no "parking lottery" during summer quarters. Student parking is generally available for all interested students. All summer parking permits are sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

Student Evening Parking

The evening permit is available on a first-come, first-served basis. The evening permit is valid for classes beginning at noon and after only (including evening classes). Students may purchase an evening permit directly at the Cashier Office, on a first-come, first-served basis. Please make sure to complete the Student Evening Parking Application and prepare to show your picture ID when purchasing your parking permit. A student must be enrolled and paid all tuitions before being able to purchase a parking permit.

Evening parking permits are usually available for purchase one month prior to the start of the quarter. Students are encouraged to buy their parking permits as early as possible to avoid the long wait lines during the first week of the quarter.

Student Carpool Parking

Beginning Fall Quarter 2008 Seattle Central Community College will require Student Carpools to register with Transportation Services (BE1112). For our transportation purposes, a Student Carpool is defined as 3 or more registered students (no required number of credit hours) commuting in one car at the same time. Carpooling is strongly encouraged and available to all interested students. Carpool Parking is FREE between the hours from 7 AM to 12 noon, Monday through Friday. A Student Carpool permit IS required. NOTE: All carpool parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis. The availability of space is not guaranteed.

A student carpool requires:

• A minimum of three (3) currently enrolled SCCC students (children in the daycare program do not qualify/count as carpool partners under our parking program).
• To obtain a carpool permit, students must first complete a Student Carpool application.
• All three (3) members of the carpool must be present in the vehicle upon entering Harvard Parking Garage, and must present their student ID to the parking attendant. Transportation Services will maintain a list of student carpools, along with the names of any or all users of that carpool.
• The students must remain registered for the entire quarter for which the pass is purchased. If one or more students drops all their classes, the remaining carpool registrants must either find another registered student to add to their carpool list (within one week of the other student(s) dropping classes), or give up their parking permits. Single occupancy parking privileges WILL NOT be granted to those carpoolers who lose eligibility.
• We will allow a maximum of four (4) days per quarter in which the carpool does not have the required 3 students per car. If a carpool exceeds this allowance, we will charge the daily parking rate of $10.00 per day. If this policy is being abused by carpoolers, we reserve the right to rescind any parking permit or privileges which we have issued or granted.
• This policy does not affect evening parking passes.

Disabled / Handicapped Parking

Students with a physical disability, or those who need special accommodations, should contact Transportation Services Office for alternative parking arrangements. Special considerations are given to students who currently possess a Washington State-issued handicapped decal or a doctor's note, detailing the medical or physically challenged condition(s).

Refunds of Parking Permit

• FULL REFUND, less $5 fee, if returned before the 6th instructional day of the quarter – FIRST WEEK
• 50% REFUND, if returned between the sixth (6th) and the fifteenth (15th) instructional day – THIRD WEEK
• NO REFUND after the fifteenth (15th) instructional day of the quarter – AFTER THIRD WEEK

Lost / Stolen / Misplaced Parking Permit

SCCC Transportation Services Office and management are not responsible for lost, stolen, or misplaced parking permit. PLEASE TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR PERMIT. Replacement policy is as follows:

• Daytime parking: Due to limited parking availability, there is NO REPLACEMENT for lost/stolen/misplaced daytime parking permit.
• Evening parking: Depending on availability, an EVENING parking permit may be replaced by paying a replacement fee of $20.