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Student Parking Lot? Yes
Freshmen Allowed to Park? Yes
Approximate Parking Permit Cost $84–$475 per year
Common Parking Tickets
  • No Permit: $25
  • Expired Permit: $40
  • Reserved space: $50
  • Handicapped Zone: $100
Best Places to Find a Spot
  • The Education lot normally has spots available. The arena always has spots available, but can be quite a hike from your classroom. The first three weeks of the semester it is difficult to find parking anywhere.
  • After 5:30 p.m., students may park in faculty and staff lots, only with a current, valid decal.
  • The Faculty Lots (G-6) next to the fine arts building (Colbourn Hall) and a designated row of faculty parking spaces in the unpaved lot (T-600) directly south of the UCF Arena and T-1000 are only open to students after 7 p.m.
Good Luck Getting a Spot Here
  • The gym parking lot. Look for alternative places to park when going to the gym.
  • UCF Shuttle

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Parking seems to be quite a sore subject with UCF students. Most students arrive on campus 30 minutes early in anticipation of not being able to find an immediate spot. Students often circle around in the garages and the lots waiting for other students to walk to their car, then, resembling stalkers, they follow these students to their cars. Finding a spot can be competitive when it comes to a bunch of impatient students trying to make it to class. Don’t let someone steal a spot from under you. Use your blinkers and remain cool.

Most students frequent the campus in the beginning of each semester, causing a real headache where parking is concerned. After about the first month, parking becomes a little easier. Don’t expect to luck out with a superstar spot close to your classroom. Be prepared to trek across campus in the heat. Sometimes, students have to park as far away as the arena to find a parking spot. You just have to keep driving until you find a spot; you never know when someone is leaving campus. Never park in a spot that isn’t designated for students (faculty spot, handicapped spot); Parking Services will catch you and you’ll be sure to find a green parking ticket waiting for you on your windshield. Follow all signs and permit procedures when parking!

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Parking at University of Central Florida

kdarin

Psychology '12

2.3
C

It's Tough

With the addition of the new parking garage, parking has gotten somewhat better. However, at certain times of the day and in certain garages you may sill have to hunt to find a spot. Therefore, it is always best to arrive very early for class!

May 28, 2012

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Parking at University of Central Florida

alex19stars

Film and Video Studies '15

3.1
B-

High Cost Very Strict

The cost for parking stickers is very high. The school does a very good job in watching the garags and finning studnts with expired stickers. My only criticism is that the school needs to lowers their parking sticker prices.

May 27, 2012

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Parking at University of Central Florida

Sjacquemin

Hospitality Management '13

2.3
C

Rosen College Parking

There is very limited space and they spots fill very quickly and will usually make one late to class.

May 24, 2012

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User rating for University of Central Florida - Parking is 2.3 out of 5 based on 260 user reviews.

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Facts

Getting a Parking Permit

Student permits cost anywhere from $42 to $181, depending on the requested parking area, and even up to $473 per year for the East or West towers parking garage.

Parking permits may be purchased online at http://www.parking.ucf.edu/. Students can choose to have their permits mailed or to be picked up at Main Parking Services Office (Garage B across from the Recreation and Wellness Center). But if you go in the middle of the day, there will almost always be a line. The line will get longer the longer you wait, so order your permit at least two weeks before the semester starts and have it mailed to you. Don’t forget to print out, or at least write down, your confirmation number—if for some reason you don’t get your tag in time, parking services will issue you a temporary tag until it comes.

Did You Know?
  • There is a UCF shuttle service that stops on campus and at 15 off-campus locations. Shuttles are accessible to all students for free, and they're conveniently accessible for disabled students, as well. The shuttle runs Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–10 p.m. The shuttle makes round trips approximately every 15 minutes.
  • Though there's much parking available on campus—there are more than 18,000 spots reserved for students—there's still some advice that new students may want to abide by. There are four, four-story parking garages on-campus, as well as short-term metered spots and parking lots. While there are tons of spaces, different lots fill up at different times of the day, so students are always parking in different areas. Also, some of the closest lots are dirt lots and make your feet and car dirty. While these lots are intended to be the sites of future parking garages, students are expected to park in the unpaved lots in the mean time.
  • Another bonus is that if a student lives on campus, that student will get a special parking decal—but on the downside, they're more expensive.

Parking ServicesWhat's This?

Parking and Transportation Services
Garage B
(407) 823-5812
parking.ucf.edu

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