TechWife Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 DS didn't get a campus parking space this year. Off campus lots range from $450 for a weekday space in a church parking lot to $800 for the gravel lot closest to his dorm. If he does the church lot, he has to remember to move it between 9 pm Friday and 7 pm Sunday, but parking is free on campus those days. The only problem would be home football games when he has to park in a remote lot with all of the thousands of other students who have to move their cars (his dorm is by the stadium). If he does a $600 lot, it is quite a walk and the lot is half paved, half unpaved, but he never has to move it. $800 for a gravel lot - really?? What are your students paying for parking? It's a three hour drive one-way and he will need to be home for medical appointments about once a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retiredHSmom Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 My daughter commutes to campus and just paid $750 for the year for a parking garage that is literally right outside the main building that she has classes in. My other daughter lives in a pretty major city. On Campus parking is about $700 for the year for a parking garage. She lives off campus. Her apartment is literally across the street from the engineering building on campus and she pays $75 per month for an assigned parking garage spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 (edited) $900 - $1000/year Those prices are right at his dorm (private but affiliated with the school dorm) for the last two years and outside his apartment (upcoming year). Edited July 22, 2016 by Pawz4me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Parking is cheap here by comparison. Are there lots further away with public transportation or do people rent out parking on private residences? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwen in VA Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 (edited) Wow! I guess we've been lucky -- and I never appreciated just how lucky! My older kids' college charged something like $75 per year for parking. Ds2 went a college with free parking. For her freshman year dd2 went to a college with expensive parking but she had a close relationship with a church near campus and parked there for free. Dd2 will live off-campus next year, but both her apartment and campus parking will be free. I guess parents need to start adding exorbitant parking fees to the financial package! Edited July 22, 2016 by Gwen in VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Uhm...ouch! Ds pays $60 a year to park on campus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 My campus doesn't charge for parking, but it's has a smaller on campus population and a larger portion of commuter students. Each has several separte assigned lots. I'm not sure if the resident students are allowed to park in the commuter lots during class time and it can be a good hike from the dorms to farthest buildings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Fall 2016 Rates: Commuter Permits $105.00/yearGeneral Permits: $265.00/year Not sure what the difference is. Sounds cheap compared to your options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Where my older girls went to school, a parking permit for the dorm lots (only for people living on campus) was $130. A parking permit for commuters would cost from $130 to $580, depending on how far out the lots are. But no lots were very far out because the campus wasn't huge. I'm sure parking is more expensive at the school where my youngest will be going in the fall, but she won't have a car, so we haven't looked into it at all. The school is right next to a train station that is an easy walking distance, so she will either take the train into the city or take the free shuttle bus from the campus to area shopping when she needs to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Parking on my son's campus is $776 per year. If you carpool, it is $676 per year. My son is on an urban campus (Georgia Tech), and really doesn't need a car. If he needs one for something (out of town frat formals or retreat, going to UGA to visit friends), he gets one of his frat brothers to bring him home to get a car, or we pick him up, or a neighbor who works downtown picks him up, or he takes the public transport as far as it goes (not far enough, but that's a rant for a different thread) and we get him from the train station. We are only 35 minutes away, though. He only uses it a couple of times a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 (edited) Parking is included in a transportation fee, not separated out by itself. Also included are (free to ride, student only) busses that take students from remote parking lot or dorm to building or grocery store. Commuter students are encouraged to carpool or use public transportation during peak hours. Edited July 23, 2016 by Heigh Ho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City Mouse Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Wow, parking is free at the university where my daughter attends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalypso Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 My dds just paid $444 for a yearly pass that is a paved lot and about a 10-15 minute walk to class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Does his campus have zipcar? If he's only going to need to make a car trip occasionally, zipcar might be more economical than bring a vehicle to campus and paying to park it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted July 26, 2016 Author Share Posted July 26, 2016 Does his campus have zipcar? If he's only going to need to make a car trip occasionally, zipcar might be more economical than bring a vehicle to campus and paying to park it. I'm isn't just the money that factors into it for him. He will need to come home every three or four weeks for medical appointments. It's a three hour drive, one way. If I had to pick him up and return him, it would mean 12 hours of driving for me. I'd like to avoid that if possible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 I'm isn't just the money that factors into it for him. He will need to come home every three or four weeks for medical appointments. It's a three hour drive, one way. If I had to pick him up and return him, it would mean 12 hours of driving for me. I'd like to avoid that if possible! Which is why I suggested zipcar rather than no-car. It is a car-sharing membership. He could book a zipcar to drive home for his appointments. You can book them for as little as an hour and as long as 7 days, and participating campuses have them parked in convenient locations around campus. You pick up/drop off at one of these locations. http://www.zipcar.com/universities 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 My daughter's college is free. Here at her summer university it was 50 for the summer. I think it was 90 for the academic year when she was dual-enrolled there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 (edited) nm Edited July 27, 2016 by TechWife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 Which is why I suggested zipcar rather than no-car. It is a car-sharing membership. He could book a zipcar to drive home for his appointments. You can book them for as little as an hour and as long as 7 days, and participating campuses have them parked in convenient locations around campus. You pick up/drop off at one of these locations. http://www.zipcar.com/universities Zipcar isn't available on his campus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 (edited) I'd go with the gravel lot. Close to his dorm, no worries about moving it. That's worth a few hundred in the scheme of things. The local college is free. The college I work for now is $80/semester. DS will be a commuter, but we were looking at similar issues for him in 2017-2018. The range there is $150-800/year. Edited July 28, 2016 by G5052 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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