La Roche College
- Parking

Quick Stats

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Some colleges have the right idea by not letting freshmen have cars on campus. Unfortunately, La Roche does not have a rule like that, and the parking lots are always full to the brim and overflowing with cars at all hours of the day and night. The most common student resolution to this is that the College should stop letting freshmen have cars. Students who have cars, especially commuters, usually have to make a mad dash for class—because they either have to park in a place they’re not allowed or really far away due to the high volume of student and faculty cars. Sometimes a student should just suck it up before that busy 11 a.m. class time and park behind the gym because the commuter lot will undoubtedly be full. There are spaces to park; however, it is a small campus and parking “far away” isn’t actually that far away compared to a larger campus.
 

Another major problem regarding La Roche parking is the deteriorating condition of the lots. Students are forced to drive on pavement that is full of potholes and cracks, and therefore, they are not strangers to flat tires and bad wheel alignments. The College would really benefit from a makeover of its parking facilities. The poor condition of the lots and lack of spaces turn many prospective—and current—students away from the otherwise nicely maintained campus.

La Roche Student ReviewsWhat's This?

Sort by:

Most RecentMost PopularHighest GradesLowest Grades

Parking at La Roche College

dmioni11

Health Care '15

0.0

F

Hope You Like Walking 7 Miles to Your Dorm Room!

You're definitely having a great day if you get a parking spot behind Bold, but most of the time you're going to have to park in the commuters lot or the lot on the side of the gym and carry your groceries all the way up 3 sets of stairs outside and then up the elevator if you can actually get on it without having to wait an hour for it to get to your floor... But on the weekends, you'll definitely get one then because everyone leaves, which is why the nightlife also sucks.

May 05, 2012

Comment actions: Rate

12345

Report as inappropriate/inaccurate

Parking at La Roche College

acuradude

Elementary Education '10

0.0

F

The Worst Aspect of Campus

The parking is free, but that's about where the virtues end. Many people park in the wrong lot; there seems to be a lack of enforcement for this. The lot gets full very quickly during peak hours and the alternative locations are either off limits to certain individuals or full themselves. It's best to come early and wait for class to start if you can. Nobody pays attention to the one way signs and while I have yet to see an actual accident, there have been too many near-misses for comfort. A two-tiered parking deck with extra enforcement would greatly help. The addition of spaces exclusively for compact cars (popular on campus) would also help to increase the number of spaces.

May 25, 2011

Comment actions: Rate

12345

Report as inappropriate/inaccurate

Parking at La Roche College

Anonymous

La Roche College Student

People park wherever regardless of...

People park wherever regardless of parking tags. It’s annoying.

Comment actions: Rate

12345

Report as inappropriate/inaccurate

What do you think of your school? Register to submit reviews to let others know what it's really like »

First

Previous

Page 1 of 4

Next

Last

Student Survey Poll ResultsWhat's This?

Rate the campus parking on the following topics

How convenient is off-campus parking?

Facts