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Parking Permits 

Parking permits are mandatory for anyone that drives a vehicle and parks on any TCTC campus. To purchase parking permits, go to the My Payments Tile in MyTCTC. 

Visitor spaces are for visitors only. Students and employees are not allowed to park in a visitor space for any reason. 

Permits are available as soon as the payment transaction is complete.  

Student Pick-Up Information

Pendleton Campus -Campus Store – Student Success Center, Plaza level

Anderson Campus - AC 118 - Campus Police Office

Easley Campus - EC 100 - Campus Police Office

Oconee - OC 106 - Campus Police Office

Employee Pick-Up Information

Employee permits at the Pendleton Campus will be sent through inner office mail

Employees at the Community Campuses may pick up the permit on those campuses.

 

If your car has a permit and you drive a different vehicle, you must notify Campus Police to obtain a temporary parking permit.  The temporary permit is to be displayed on the front driver’s side dash.

Parking Regulations, Speed Limit, and Traffic Penalties

All SC Code of Laws are enforced on every TCTC Campus.

As outlined on the College campus map, parking has been designated in various lots for students, visitors, employees, and handicapped individuals. Any person enrolled in classes or employed by the College may not use "visitor" spaces. The College does not guarantee parking spaces; however, adequate parking areas have been reserved for students.

Click the link for Campus Map 

Vehicles are to be parked in a legal space with the traffic flow in parallel-parking areas.

Backing into a parking space is forbidden for one-way access roads.

Students, and employees are to follow general parking rules, which include not parking on sidewalks, yellow curbs, lawn or grassed areas, in reserved spaces, crosswalks, driveways or intersections, or in any other "No Parking" zones.

All vehicles must be legally parked in one parking space.

 

Accessible Parking

Handicap parking spaces are provided for vehicles that have a state permeant or temporary license plate or hang tag issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.  Persons issued permanent or temporary hang tags must still obtain a TCTC parking permit.

Temporary handicap parking permits can be issued for a limited time period. You must provide a physician’s statement that request special parking is needed.  If you are granted temporary handicap parking privileges a space will be reserved for you that will indicate the dates and time you will be parking in the reserved space.

Students must contact Student Services:

864-646-1564, ARCenter@tctc.edu 

Employees must contact Human Resources

864-646-1803, HR@tctc.edu 

Speed Limit and Traffic Penalties

Traffic on the road from the corner of Miller Hall to the entrance of Student Parking Area "E" (Front Drive) is one way, and the speed limit is 15 mph. The speed limit in all parking lots is 15 mph. The speed limit on Perimeter Road is 20 mph. Violations of traffic and/or parking violations are subject to a warning, fine, booting, or towing of the vehicle. Parking fines are $25, $50. $100 fines are assessed for illegal handicap parking and Tobacco use on campus. Towing cost is at the owner's expense. Towing is the penalty for repeat offenders, for blocking traffic or another vehicle, or for parking in unauthorized parking spaces. All appeals of parking penalties must be made online within seven (7) business days of the date of citation.

Responsibility for Parking/Traffic Violations

The operator and/or owner or person in whose name a motor vehicle is registered shall be responsible for all citations incurred by the vehicle. All drivers to the campuses of Tri-County Technical College are responsible for all violations created by the driver even if it is in different vehicles. If the parking violator is known to be a student, then the student shall be responsible. If you have obtained a parking permit and have to drive a vehicle that a permit has not been issued for, you may go to the Campus Police Office at any campus and pick up a temporary parking permit. Vehicles that have just been purchased and have a 30-45-day tag may park in student or employee spaces without a parking permit. Please obtain a permit once the permanent license plate has been issued.

Notice of Violations

Campus Police may issue parking citations or warning notices for violations of parking regulations. Lawful issuance of a parking citation is a notice of violation of the parking regulations and notice of the right to appeal the citation within ten (10) days after the date of violation. Any person cited for a violation of the parking regulations may waive the right to appeal by paying the assessed penalty. All unpaid parking citations for which the appeals process has not been initiated after ten (10) days are considered past due.

Schedule of Violations

$30 Fines
No College Permit
Expired College Permit
Parked Across the line
Permit Improperly Displayed

$60 Fines
Parked in an Employee Space / Visitor Space / Reserved Space
Parked in Crosswalk / Service Area / No Parking Zone
Blocking / Obstructing Traffic
Parked on Curb / Sidewalk / Grass / Lawn
Backed in a Parking Space on a One-Way Road Access
Improperly Parked
Not Parked in a Legal Space

$100 Fines
Illegally Parked in a Handicap Space
No Handicap License Plate / Placard / Permit
Expired Handicap License Plate / Placard / Permit
Improperly Displayed Handicap License Plate / Placard / Permit
Parked in Stiped Area beside the Handicap Space
The use of any type of tobacco product to include vaping and e-cigarettes

Delinquent Violations
Persons who fail to pay the assessed penalty or fail to complete an online Citation Appeal within ten (10) calendar days after the date of the parking violation have waived any right to appeal the citation. Persons with three (3) or more past due parking citations (citations which have not been paid and for which the appellate process has not been initiated within ten (10) calendar days of the date of violation) are subject to having the vehicle towed if parked on campus. The Chief of Campus Police will analyze citation data weekly to identify vehicles that have accrued three (3) or more unpaid citations.

Motor Vehicle Towing *IMPORTANT*
Tri-County Technical College may have a motor vehicle towed at the owner's expense and risk under the following conditions:
If the motor vehicle is illegally parked;
If the motor vehicle is presumed to be abandoned;
If the motor vehicle is not properly registered to include proper license plates and current decal or permit;
If the motor vehicle is parked in such a manner as to constitute a serious hazard to vehicular or pedestrian traffic, obstructing movement or operation of emergency equipment, obstructing the collections of trash at established locations, or parked in a marked fire lane;

If three (3) or more parking tickets issued against an operator, owner, or vehicle are past due and the vehicle is parked in violation of the College's parking regulations again; If a vehicle is parked in a reserved space/area without an appropriate decal or permit. Motor vehicles that have been towed for any of the above reasons will not be allowed back on campus property until all past due parking violations have been paid debit or credit card online or with cash or check to the Cashier’s Office located in the Ruby Hicks Administration Building.

Towing Authorization
Any officer requesting to have a vehicle towed must receive authorization from the Chief of Police for TCTC. If the reason for towing is accrual of past due tickets, then the Chief of Police for TCTC must confirm that the tickets have not been paid and that the appeals process has not been initiated. Tickets written within the past seven (7) days are not to be counted in the past due total.

Towing Services
Towing of vehicles from campus will be done by a qualified towing service that meets the insurance liability criteria and facilities requirements set forth by the South Carolina Department of Public Safety. Towing service providers will be selected from shops closest to the campus that are already a service provider for the State. Tow service providers will be reviewed by the Chief of Police for TCTC before an agreement is made for towing services. Under no circumstances will the college or any member of the College be liable for damages or fees incurred from towing a vehicle from the campus. Towed vehicles will not be released until the towing service and Tri-County Technical College have been paid or upon approval of the Chief of Police for TCTC.

Statutory Authority
Section 56-21-10 South Carolina Code of Laws 1976 as amended: "Governing boards of State institutions may employ security personnel and make traffic regulations. The governing boards of all State institutions which provide for the operation and parking of vehicles upon the grounds, streets, drives and alleys or any other institutional property under its control are hereby authorized to employ security personnel and to promulgate such traffic regulations as may be deemed necessary. Such regulations may include the following:

(1) Fixing the rate of speed;
(2) Assigning parking spaces and designating parking areas and assessing charges;
(3) Prohibiting parking in certain areas;
(4) Removing vehicles parked in violation of regulations at the expense of the violator;
(5) Instituting a system of registration for vehicle identification;
(6) Issuing parking and traffic citations."

Parking Permits 

  • Parking permits are a safety tool to help campus police monitor who is on campus and help ensure the vehicles that are parked on campus have a legitimate reason to be there.
  • Permits help campus police locate a driver in the case of an emergency such as:
    • A vehicle fire.
    • Damage caused by lawn maintenance.
    • Your car is hit or damaged by another car.
    • To possibly notify that you left your lights on.
    • Notify that you have to move your car for a safety reason.
  • Any student, faculty, staff or visitor parking on any TCTC campus.
  • All students must have a parking decal visible on their vehicles at all times. Students that do not purchase a decal or temporary pass cannot park on campus at any time, including weekends. Students may apply for a motor vehicle permit at the beginning of the school year. Only resident juniors and seniors may have a vehicle on campus. All commuter students are eligible to apply for a parking permit.

Permits are not campus specific and are valid at all TCTC campuses.
You may pick up permits at any campus even if you do not have classes at the specific campus. (ex: if you have classes at Pendleton campus and live closer to the Anderson campus).

  • Parking permits are issued in person at these campus locations:
    • Pendleton Campus – Campus Store, Plaza Level, Student Success Center
    • Anderson Campus - AC118
    • Easley Campus - EC 100
    • Oconee Campus - OC106
  • Student permits are $30 for the first permit and $15 for any additional or replacement permits.
  • Dual enrollment and I-Best students, this information will be provided upon registration.

MyTCTC/My Payments/Pay for Parking decals and tickets.

Once a parking permit is ordered no refunds are given as TCTC uses a third-party vendor for the purchase of permits.

  • Secure the permit on the exterior rear window (rear windshield) in the lower corner driver's side.
  • Permits taped to the inside of the exterior window are at risk of getting a ticket for “improper display of permit.
  • Vehicles that have convertible/removable tops may place the parking permit on the driver’s side front windshield. All permits must be unobstructed and easily visible from the exterior of the vehicle. 
  • The first week of the semester is considered a grace period, permits are available for purchase before each semester begins.
  • Officers will begin writing citations for parking permit violations the second week of the semester.
  • There is no grace period for non-parking permit related violations. 
  • Permits are valid from August 1st and expire July 31st of each Academic year.
    • Ex. August 1, 2024 – July 31, 2025

No, motorcycles, mopeds, and bicycles are not required to register with the campus police office. 

It is important that your license plate and vehicle information is current and correct to avoid a citation. Please update your information immediately after any change in the license plate number. 

  • Log into MyTCTC/My Payments/Pay for Parking decals and tickets to order an additional permit.
  • If you have previously ordered a permit for the current semester the cost of additional permit will $15.
  • Log into MyTCTC/My Payments/Pay for Parking decals and tickets to order an additional permit.
  • If you have previously ordered a permit for the current semester the cost of additional permit will $15.
  • If you have not placed the permit on the vehicle, you can phone or email campus police to update your information.
  • If you have placed the permit on the vehicle, you may try to remove it and if it will stick to the newly obtained vehicle phone or email campus police to update your information.  
  • Permits are designed with security slits that are supposed to tear upon removal.  If this happens you will need to order a replacement permit and the cost is $15.
  • Lost or stolen permits must be reported to Campus Police immediately.
  • If a permit is damaged or needs to be exchanged, please remove the old permit from the vehicle and bring it to the office of Campus Safety. A replacement permit can then be issued in exchange for the former permit without additional cost.

Temporary Pass

  • Temporary permits are only issued to those who already have paid for a parking permit and have a temporary need for use of another vehicle while the permitted vehicle is off site (repair, other family use, car accident, etc.).
  • You can request a temporary permit by phone or email and a pass will be emailed to your TCTC email address for you to print or you can obtain one in person at any of the TCTC police offices.
  • Once it has been verified that you have a current parking permit, a temporary permit will be issued with no cost for that limited period of use. Temporary permits must be displayed on the front driver’s side dashboard, facing toward the windshield of the vehicle so that the printed information is visible from outside.
  • Temporary parking passes are only valid if they are placed in the correct location and can be visibly seen on your dashboard, (it is not the responsibility of the TCTC police officers to search for your permit).
  • To discourage the abuse of getting a temporary parking permit instead of a permanent permit.
  • If drivers were allowed to obtain a temporary pass without having a valid paid parking permit then they would continue to use a temporary pass and not get a permanent permit.   This is unfair to the driver’s that pay for a permit.

Handicap & Accessible Parking

  • Any student, employee or visitor can park in any space marked handicap or accessible as long as they have a state issued license plate or placard.
  • Vehicles parking in spaces without the proper license plate or placard will be issued a citation of $100.
  • While parking in a handicap space without proper identification is a federal offense, each state is responsible for setting its own fine for the misdemeanor. South Carolina's fine can range from $500-$1,000 per violation. So, while $500 may seem like a lot, it is the minimum fine for this type of violation in the state.  At the discretion of the TCTC police officer, a state issued blue ticket can be issued in place of a school violation citation.

Yes. Students and employees are required to purchase and display a TCTC parking permit even when displaying a disability-access parking placard or license plate.

  • Accessibility passes are available to students and employees who have a registered vehicle on campus, and due to an illness, injury or other medical reason have a mobility issue which significantly limits their walking distance.
    • Students requests for an accessibility pass must be made by emailing ARCenter@tctc.edu 
    • Employee requests for an accessibility pass must be made by emailing hr@tctc.edu 
  • Accessibility passes are temporary and are valid only for the duration of the medical issue, and valid only for such designated use in parking spaces assigned. 
  • These temporary passes are not legally recognized for parking in accessibility spaces off campus. The pass is exclusive to the person to which it is assigned.

Parking Violations & Citations

  • All students are to park in the designated student spaces, which are marked with white lines.   Please pay attention to the parking space markings.
  • Students are not allowed to park in Employee spaces marked with light green lines, visitor spaces, fire lane, loading zones, on the grass, or any space that is marked reserved.
  • Due to construction, parking spaces may be re-located and signs may not match the parking area.  
  • It is important to read student announcements, and the student Edge to stay updated on parking changes at the college.

Students are to park in a student space no matter which campus they attend.

A citation violation is when a driver disobeys the parking and permit policy set forth by the College.  It is the responsibility of all drivers parking on campus to know the policy.