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Quick Stats
Student Parking Lot
Yes - There's one on South Campus and one on North Campus.
Common Parking Tickets
- Fire lane - $80
- Handicapped zone - $100
- No parking zone - $20
Freshmen Allowed to Park
Yes
Approximate Parking Permit Cost
- $30 registration fee per semester
Parking Permits
Anyone can apply for a parking permit, although it is suggested that freshmen do not need to bring cars with them. In order to apply, you need to bring your car's registration and a current driver's license to Campus Security.
College Prowler Take
Parking at Pomona is easy, as long as you’re willing to make some concessions. Generally, the student lots are full, and I mean always full. Who drives all those cars? How did they get their spots when no one can ever find a spot? These questions may remain forever unanswered. Fortunately, there is plenty of parking on campus if you’re willing to give up on the prime spots. There is street parking all over campus, and there is always a spot somewhere, but it might be quite a walk from your destination (but really, on a six- by five-block campus, how bad can it be?). Parking will likely improve in the near future, as part of the problem has been construction that takes up many of the available parking spots.
Parking in the Village is a bad idea, as there are some very bizarre rules governing when it is okay and when it is not, and you will almost surely get a ticket, if you are lucky. If you’re not lucky, your car will get towed, and by the time you get it to retrieve it, it very well might be stripped of all resellable parts. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. Campus Safety is pretty uptight about handing out tickets to parking violators, but you can’t really blame them when there is plenty of parking available that people are too lazy to use. Some people swear that if you just don’t register your car with Campus Security then they can give you as many parking tickets as they like, and you can just keep tearing them up. The only problem with this is that they will eventually call the police, and then your car will likely be towed, stripped, or worse. Still, some people seem able to get away with it. It’s your neck.
Students Speak Out
Love your school more than free food? Hate your school more than term papers?
Somewhere in between? Show the world what YOU think of YOUR school:
Anonymous says:  |
Parking here sucks. The Claremont...
Parking here sucks. The Claremont Police leave nowhere for students to park. Something definitely needs to be done. |
Anonymous says: |
There should be lots of room at...
There should be lots of room at Pomona, but due to construction in recent years there hasn’t been very much parking. Watch out, Campus Security loves doling out tickets. |
Anonymous says: |
There’s always a spot somewhere,...
There’s always a spot somewhere, but usually there is only one. |
Anonymous says: |
The parking scene on campus is...
The parking scene on campus is hot. So hot. It’s so easy to park. |
Anonymous says: |
Parking here is heaven! (I’m from...
Parking here is heaven! (I’m from San Francisco, where parking is hell.) |
Did You Know?
Best Places to Find a Parking Spot
North Campus, by the library
Good Luck Getting a Parking Spot Here!
Any of the main lots during peak hours
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