Parking & Permits

Up to one hour of free parking (for visitors only) is available in the Visitor Lot near the main entrance and is strictly enforced. After 60 minutes, additional parking time must be purchased at pay stations located around campus.

Students (in-person and online students), residents, and staff vehicles cannot park in the Visitor Lot for any period of time. A citation will be issued to any student, resident, staff vehicle parked in the visitor lot. This is enforced at all times.

Pay Stations

Pay stations for Daily/Hourly Permits have "Pay Here" signs and arrows, located at:

• Main Entrance (adjacent to the front of Bldg 7000)
• West Gate
• East Gate

Pay stations accept Visa and Mastercard credit/debit and quarters, no dollar bills. If using a credit/debit card, allow 30 seconds to process payment. Please notify Campus Safety (206) 546-4633 if there is a problem at a machine. To display a Daily/Hourly Permit, place permit facing up on dash.

Rates are:

• Weekdays
  • $3.00 = 2 hours
  • $5.00 = 4 hours
  • $7.50 = All Day

Parking is available on the main campus and in the Greenwood Lot (closed during Summer Quarter).

A valid student permit (for the current quarter) must be displayed Monday - Friday, 6 a.m. - 4 p.m. A valid student permit (or student housing permit) is required each quarter to park on campus. Students are to park in student parking lots only.

No overnight parking is allowed without a student housing parking permit (or overnight housing visitor permit).

Purchasing Parking Permits

Student and resident quarterly permits can be purchased at Student Finance (Cashiering) in FOSS (5000) Building, Room 5227. Please have your vehicle information ready (make, model, year, and license plate #) when purchasing your quarterly permit at cashiering.

Daily/hourly permits can be purchased at pay stations on campus (at Building 1000/7000, West Gate, and East Gate). If purchasing a daily/hourly permit, you are still expected to park in the Student Lots on campus.

Rates

Pay Stations

Pay stations for Daily/Hourly Permits have "Pay Here" signs and arrows, located at:

• Main Entrance (adjacent to the front of Bldg 7000)
• West Gate
• East Gate

Pay stations accept Visa and Mastercard credit/debit and quarters, no dollar bills. If using a credit/debit card, allow 30 seconds to process payment. Please notify Campus Safety at (206) 546-4633 if there is a problem at a machine. To display a Daily/Hourly Permit, place permit facing up on dash.

Refunds for Quarterly Permits

Parking permits are non-refundable after the first day of the quarter. To receive a refund, bring your permit to the cashiers office by the end of the first day of the quarter. Refunds may also be issued if the student switches to online classes and confirms this with cashiering (5200).

Transferring Permits

Quarterly permits may be transferred and used by the permit holder to another vehicle, upon completion of permit form at cashiering (5200).

Lost or Stolen Permits

Please notify the Campus Safety of lost or stolen permits as soon as possible at (206) 546-4633, 5000 Building (FOSS), Room 5102.

Please purchase another parking permit if your permit is lost or stolen. We do not provide a replacement.

If the original permit is recovered within the same quarter, the Cashier’s Office will provide a refund equal to the cost of the replacement permit.

If a missing permit is found on another vehicle on college property, the owner of that vehicle may receive a citation and/or the vehicle may be impounded.

Student Carpool Parking

Each quarter, Campus Safety offers free student carpool permits to eligible students. To receive a carpool permit, a minimum of two students must apply together, show valid identification and course schedules, and be in classes (in person) 3 days a week (between 7am - 12pm).

Online students and/or workstudy students are not eligible for a carpool permit. Workstudy students are not eligible for a staff permit.

Carpool permit users must arrive together to use the permit and cannot be used when driving alone. Violations can result in the permit being revoked and/or a parking citation.

Residents of Alder Hall (Building 7000) should park in the student parking lots west of campus (west of Building 1300 to Building 1700), accessible through the West Gate.

They may also park, south of building 1200 in the staff lot (with a valid housing permit for the current quarter).

Valid student housing permit must be displayed at all times (overnight parking is allowed for on-campus residents only).

College Employees can park in staff parking lots or student lots. Employee parking permits can be picked up at Campus Safety (5102) during college business hours, with valid photo ID.

Part-Time Employees can receive a quarterly staff permit.

Full-Time Employees can receive an annual staff permit. Please have your vehicle information ready (make, model, year, and license plate #) when you pick up your staff permit.

Please have your department e-mail us regarding your staff permit, for verification/approval: campus.safety@shoreline.edu

A campus shuttle is offered during the quarter. This is a free service available to students, staff/faculty, and visitors on campus (funded by SCOF).

Please note that there is no shuttle service during state holidays or other school closures. Campus Shuttle does not run on Fridays during Summer Quarter.

The Campus Shuttle Bus is now equipped with a wheelchair lift (picture below). The Campus Shuttle Vans (white passenger vans with college logo) are not equipped with a wheelchair lift. Questions? Please feel free to reach out to us for more information: campus.safety@shoreline.edu

Campus Shuttle - Hours of Operation

Fall, Winter, Spring Quarter Hours

Monday-Friday

7:45am – 3:45pm

Summer Quarter Hours

Monday-Thursday

7:15am-5:15pm

Campus Shuttle runs on a fixed, continuous route with a 30 min. break mid-day for the driver. You may call the shuttle driver to request a pick-up.

Campus Shuttle Driver Cellphone (only answered during campus shuttle service hours): 206-759-1768

Campus Shuttle Stops

• Shoreline North/185^th Station
• Rapid Ride E Line (N 160th St. & Aurora Ave N)
• Greenwood Lot (Not open during Summer Quarter)
• Building 1000/King County Metro Bus Stop
• Building 1900 Roundabout
• Building 2100 Roundabout

For information on public transportation to campus, please click here.

Disabled Parking (Free)

Disabled parking requires a valid disabled placard, disabled wallet card or disabled vehicle plate. There are disabled parking spots close to most buildings. Cars displaying a valid disabled placard, wallet card or vehicle plate issued to the person in the car are allowed in any parking lot (Student, Staff/Faculty, Visitor). Shoreline College parking permit not required, if valid disabled placard (or plate) is displayed.

Other Designated

Parking for Employees, Automotive, Visitor Lot, Parent Child Center, and Disabled are available in designated areas only and is strictly enforced.

Permits are not required for bicycles or motorcycles, but they must be parked in designated areas, otherwise they may be cited.

Bicycles should be parked in bicycle racks or facilities provided for that purpose. Bicycles may not be parked in or against a building or near a building exit, on a path or sidewalk, chained or secured to a tree/light pole/sign post, or parked in such a way that obstructs access to College property or endangers pedestrian right of way.

Any bicycle found in violation of these rules may be cited a $25.00 fine and be impounded without warning.

View the campus map for motorcycle and bicycle parking locations.

Campus Safety Officers may issue citations for parking and traffic offenses codified by the State of Washington, King County and the college. Citations may carry fines ranging from $45-$120 depending on the offense. The college also has the authority to impound or wheel-lock vehicles that violate parking regulations. For more information about citations, see the Appeal a Citation page.

Drivers on campus must obey regulatory signs and signs/traffic control devices and comply with directions given by Campus Safety Officers in the control and regulation of traffic and parking.

All vehicles on campus are expected to follow and obey all stop signs (this includes all traffic signage), entrance directions, and yield to pedestrians on campus. Not following these directives can result in a citation.

The speed limit for vehicles on campus is 15 miles an hour with lower speeds depending on circumstances and/or as directed by Campus Safety Officers. No stopping, parking, or passing is allowed on the campus roads at any time.

Vehicle parking is allowed only in those areas and in spaces designated for such use. Vehicles must display the appropriate permit for parking in specially designated areas and spaces. Parking is prohibited in non-designated areas, such as along roadways, along parking-lot curbing, or where parking is expressly prohibited such as within 15 feet of a fire hydrant or 10 feet of any building.

Liability

A college-issued parking permit allows the holder to park one passenger vehicle in the appropriate and designated lot. The college is not responsible for fire, theft, damage or loss of vehicle or any article in the vehicle. All such risks are being assumed by the permit holder.

Quarterly Permit Display

Quarterly permits are designed to hang from the rearview mirror. In vehicles without a rearview mirror, the permit may be taped to the window or placed on the dashboard. In all cases, the permit must be displayed so that the number faces out and is clearly visible from outside the vehicle.

There are 7 charging stations on campus, 2 in the Visitor Lot and 5 by Bldg 6000. They are free to use and open to the community. There is no app or code required. Please pull into the space and plug in to start charging.

There is a 3 hour time limit (per day) on all of our EV charging stations, and this still applies if you move your car to another charging station. Please be aware that a citation may occur if you exceed this 3 hour, daily time limit.

These spaces may only be occupied when a vehicle is actively charging.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions or assistance on using the EV charging stations.