Parking Information

• A parking permit is required at all times when using campus parking facilities. Parking regulations are enforced 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays. Citations will be issued if the regulations noted below are not followed.      

• Parking Permits must be properly displayed by either hanging from the rear-view mirror, facing out, or face up on the driver's side of the dashboard. Improperly displayed permits will result in a citation. Permits must be in plain, clear view to avoid a citation. 

• All vehicles must be driven forward into a clearly designated parking space. Vehicles may not park backward into the parking space. (Violation 21113. (a) C.V.C.) 

• Lack of parking spaces is not considered a valid reason for violating any of the parking regulations.  

• No student parking is allowed in any of the faculty/staff parking areas/spaces at any time.  

• No overnight parking on campus (between 11pm – 6am).  All vehicles left overnight without the consent of the Sherriff’s Department will be subject to it being towed at the owner’s expense. (Violation 21113 (a) C.V.C.) 

No Parking / Special Placard Zones: 

• Red painted curbs indicate Fire Roads used for emergency vehicles only.  

• Yellow painted curbs indicate temporary loading and unloading zones for passengers and business deliveries.  

• Green painted curbs indicate special parking or limited parking time.  

• Blue painted curbs/spaces indicate accessibility parking only and require a DMV disabled person placard and a college parking permit.  Parking in red and yellow zones, loading docks, entrances to buildings and driveways constitutes illegal parking and will be subject to fines and/or towing at the owner’s expense.    

The person in whose name the vehicle is registered will be responsible for any violations involving the vehicles. 

• Read and follow all posted signs: All persons driving a vehicle on campus must comply with the traffic laws of the State of California and the rules and regulations pursuant to Section 21113 (a) of the California Vehicle Code. Violations of any of these regulations may result in a citation. 
• Tow-away Zones: Check area for posted tow-away signs (fences, posts, curbs). Vehicles parked in areas designated as a tow-away zone will be towed at the owner's expense. 
• Fire Roads: Vehicles parked on fire roads will be cited and/or towed away at the owner’s expense.  
• Speed Limits:
  • a. Maximum speed limit on all parking lot facilities is eight (8) miles per hour. 
  • b. Maximum speed limit on all campus roads is twenty-five miles per hour. 
• Pedestrian Paths & Right of Way: Always yield the right of way to pedestrians. Driving or parking a vehicle on pedestrian paths, sidewalks, or safety zones is prohibited. All violators will be cited.  
• Traffic Closures: Any area on campus closed off by barricades, electronic signs or other traffic control methods must be adhered to. Do not pass or enter the designated area.  

Section 21113(a) CVC grants the President of Pierce College authority to regulate and impose special conditions regarding traffic and parking regulations, which include the authority to have vehicles which block traffic flow and pose a safety hazard, or are abandoned with no license, towed away at the owner’s expense. 

All school fees must be paid in full before parking permits can be purchased.  

Parking Fee- Grace Periods:  

• Fall/Spring semesters: The first two (2) weeks of the semester do not require parking permits in student parking lots only.  
• Winter/Summer sessions: The first three (3) days do not require parking permits in student parking lots only. 

• Permits must be properly displayed by hanging from the rearview mirror, facing out, or face up on the driver's side of the dashboard. Improperly displayed permits will result in a citation. Permits must be in plain, clear view to avoid citation. 

A permit does not guarantee a parking space. Parking is based on a first-come first-served basis. Parking permits are non-transferable. 

Fall and Spring Semester Parking Permit Fees

• Non-Preferred/Restricted Permit $20.00 

• ASO Membership Fee $7.00 

• Preferred/Non-Restricted Permit Total Fee $27.00 

• Charge to replace lost or stolen permit $20.00 

Summer and Winter Session Parking Permit Fee 

• Non-Preferred/Restricted Permit $7.00 

• ASO Membership Fee $ 3.00 

• Preferred/Non-Restricted Permit Total Fee $10.00 

• Charge to replace lost or stolen permit $7.00 

Permitted parking locations: 

Preferred/Non-Restricted Parking Lots: Campus Maps 

• Parking Lot 1 

• Parking Lot 2 

• Parking Lot 3 

• Parking Lot 4 

• Parking Lot 6 

• Parking Lot 7 

• Parking Lot 8 

• Parking Lot 9 

Non-Preferred/ Restricted Parking Lot:  

• Parking Lot 5  

Lost or stolen permits cannot be replaced. A new permit must be purchased for the full amount from the Pierce College Business Office.  

Purchasing a Parking Permit: 

• In Person: 

  • Visit the College Services Building #2100 
  • Monday to Thursday 8:00am – 6:30pm  Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm. 
  • Payment can be made with cash, cashier’s check or money order.  

• Online:  

  • Students can pay fees online by clicking the “Make a Payment” button on their My College.laccd.edu portal.  

  • Payment can be made with a credit card or ATM/debit card. 

  • Partial payments can be made, however, all mandatory fees due must be paid by the advertised payment deadline. Optional fees, such as parking and other miscellaneous fees are due, and payable, at the time of order. 

  • Parking permits purchased online will not be mailed out. Students must come to the College Business Office to pick up a parking permit. 

For more information visit  Pierce College Business Office 

• Daily Permit $3 

• 30 Minute Permit $2 

Payment machine kiosk locations: 

• Parking Lots 1, 5, 6, 7, 8  

The payment machines take all major credit cards and cash (bills/coins). 

Semester Parking Permits & Fees  

• Spring/Fall $50 

• Winter $20  

• Summer $30 

These permits are only available to purchase at the Business Office (cash only).  

All visitors must park in student parking lots only.  

• Employees must complete the Employee Parking Permit Gate Card Form and be approved by College Human Resources (HR) to obtain an employee parking permit and staff gate access card. For more information, contact the College Business Office at (818)719-6432 or visit the Business Office Webpage. 

• Employees must properly display parking permits by hanging them from the rearview mirror, facing out or adhering the decal to the bottom of the driver’s side front windshield.     

• Improperly displayed permits will result in a citation. Permits must be in plain, clear view to avoid citation. 

• Designated staff parking spaces are available in Parking Lot 1, 7, 8, Avenue of the Champions, Village, and Pierce Lane or you may park in any other available spaces.  

• Parking behind the Mailroom is restricted to 5 minutes only.  

Vehicles parked in the accessible parking spaces must display a valid and current Disabled Person (DP) Parking Placard or DP License Plate issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). (C.V.C Section 22507.8(A) along with a valid campus parking permit. Any vehicle parked in an accessible parking space without displaying a valid DMV issued placard or license plate will be fined (CVC Section 22507.8(A). 

Accessible Parking Space Locations:  

• Parking Lots 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and Village 

Additional Accessible Paratransit Resources:  

• Pierce College Complementary Shuttle Service 

  • Hours: Monday – Friday 7:00am – 3:30pm  

  • Free service to campus community & visitors* 

  • Continuous loop, with a new loop beginning every 20 – 30 minutes  

  • Thirteen (13) stops along the route. See map for details  Campus Map - Courtesy Shuttle Service 

*Priority access will be given to disabled persons  

• Access L.A. Shuttle Service  

  • Access Services, a local public entity, is the Los Angeles County Consolidated Transportation Services Agency (“CTSA”) and administers the Los Angeles County Coordinated Paratransit Plan (“Plan”) on behalf of the County’s 46 public fixed route operators (i.e., bus and rail). “Access Paratransit.”  Paratransit is an alternative mode of flexible passenger transportation that does not follow fixed routes or schedules. 

  • Designated pick-up/drop off locations are available on campus.  

  • For information on services visit LA County Access Services.   

There are designated locations throughout the campus for bicycle parking.  

Bicycles parked in a non-bicycle designated area will be cited. Remember to always lock your bicycle.   

For additional information, please refer to the Bicycling, Skateboarding, Roller Skating and Rollerblading section

A valid and current parking permit for motorcycles must be purchased at the College Business Office. Motorcycles without current semester unregistered permits will be cited in CVC Section 21113.A.  

Park only in marked motorcycle parking spaces. Motorcycles are not permitted on any inner campus roadway.  Motorcycles and mo-ped scooters may not be parked in the bicycle parking areas.  

Beat the hassles of driving by riding the METRO to campus. The Metro Orange Line and several Metro bus lines stop near the campus. Discounts for Metro are available for full-time students. For more information, call 1 (323) GO METRO, visit the Metro website at metro.net or stop by the College Business Office. 

For a map of Metro routes serving LAPC, go to the Campus Maps Webpage 

Neither the Board of Trustees nor the Los Angeles Community College District shall be responsible for damage to or loss of vehicles or loss of contents thereof from any cause whatever except in those instances in which the district would be liable under Government Code including, but not limited to, Government Code Sections 810 to 996.6, inclusive. 

Bicycling, skateboarding, roller skating, rollerblading, and the riding of or on vehicles or other conveyances are prohibited on college grounds and walkways, except as accommodations for persons with disabilities, in specifically designated areas, or as expressly allowed by the College President or designee. 

• The operation of bicycles, skateboards, roller skates, roller blades, scooters, and other similar devices on any property maintained or controlled by this District are restricted as follows: 
  • Bicycles, skateboards, roller skates, roller blades, scooters, and other similar devices may not be used on pedestrian pathways, roadways, except in parking lots only for the purpose of transportation. 
  • Bicycles, skateboards, roller skates, roller blades, scooters, and other similar devices shall not be used for trick riding or recreational performance. 
  • Bicycles, skateboards, roller skates, roller blades, scooters and other similar devices shall not be operated in a reckless manner. 

In this section, the term reckless shall mean the operation of any of stated devices in a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property which includes, but is not limited to, the following specific conduct: 

1. Operation at a speed greater than reasonable or prudent; having due regard for weather, visibility, pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
2. Operation in such a manner as to result in a collision or accident involving any vehicle, property, or pedestrian. 

3. Operation in such a manner as to result in loss of control of the transportation device. 

4. Operation in such a manner as to endanger life, limb or property of any person.'

5. Operation in such a manner as to cause damage to facilities controlled by this District. 

• Bicycles shall not be allowed inside District buildings. Skateboards, roller skates, roller blades, scooters and other similar devices shall not be ridden or stored on any stairs, plantar boxes, benches, handrails, walls, building ramps, breezeways, roofs, inside any building, or unauthorized unpaved areas controlled by this District. 
• Any person riding a bicycle, skateboard, roller skates, roller blades, scooters, and other similar devices shall yield the right of way and not interfere with pedestrian traffic. 

Appropriate signs advising all persons that the use of bicycles, skateboards, roller skates, roller blades, scooters and other similar devices are restricted are posted throughout the campus. California Vehicle Code Section 21113 subdivision (f) and 4000.1 Violations of this resolution shall be punishable by a fine as authorized by Section 4000.1 of the California Vehicle Code. 

Neither the Board of Trustees nor the District shall be responsible for any injury to persons arising out of or in connection with the presence of or operations of vehicles on District property except in those instances in which the District would be liable under the Government Code including, but not limited to, Government Code Sections 810 to 996.6, inclusive. 

Legal Resources  Education Code Section 76360 Vehicle Code Sections 21113 and 40220 

Citations will be issued to all vehicles on college property in violation of parking rules and regulations. Pay the citation immediately.  Failure to do so may result in substantial penalties and a Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) hold on vehicle registration. 

To pay a citation: 

• Scan the QR Code printed on the actual citation.  

• You will be directed to the payment website. Follow the instructions to complete the payment.   

• Or Go to: Peak Parking Citation Payment 

• For questions regarding a citation or the appeals process, please visit Peak Parking Website 

Purchasing a permit does not exempt a student or employee from receiving citations.