Parking

Parking Permits at Carroll College

A Parking permit and vehicle registration are required for employees and students who are parking on campus during the Academic Year.  Please note that all parking citations will be issued to the permit holder's email address.  You will not receive a paper ticket.    

Contact Us

Contact the Parking Office for information on purchasing parking permits online, parking policies, and parking tickets.
Location: Borromeo Hall, room 100. parking@carroll.edu or 406-447-4404 

Students and Employees

Students taking 6 or more credits who want to park on campus must purchase a parking permit for $25.00. Employee permits are included in their benefits package. Permits can be reserved through our online system.  If you would like to pay with cash or a check, you can do so at the Business Office in O'Connell Hall.  To obtain a permit, you will need:

• A 7-digit Carroll ID number
• A valid Carroll email address
• Vehicle license plate information
• Make, model, and year of your vehicle.

You will need to create an account or log in to your existing account. Once your permit is ordered, you will receive an email letting you know that you can pick up your permit.

Permits provide the privilege of parking on campus but do not guarantee a parking space. Parking permits will NOT be limited to the number of parking spaces on campus.

Note for Employees: All employees will be held responsible for citations received.

Students with fewer than 6 credits

For students taking 6 or fewer credits, the cost of a parking permit is $125 for the academic year through the online system using the same information mentioned above. If you would like to pay with cash or a check, you can do so at the Business Office in O'Connell Hall. Once your permit is purchased, you will receive an email alerting you to pick up your permit.

Parking Regulations at Carroll College

Overview

These regulations are designed to foster the responsible and safe use of vehicles and parking lots at Carroll College. Students and employees are expected to familiarize themselves with all vehicle use and parking regulations. As parking on campus is a privilege and not a right, failure to comply with Carroll vehicle use and parking regulations may result in fines, towing, wheel-locking, or denial of parking privileges. Carroll College assumes no responsibility for any vehicle or its contents while operated or parked on campus. Carroll College has a limited number of parking spaces available on college property for students and employees.

Students and employees are encouraged to review the parking map. (new updated map to come by 8/1/25.)

Registration of Vehicles

All students and employees must register any motor vehicle to be used on campus by signing up for a parking permit for their vehicle and displaying the permit from the rearview mirror. Students are allowed to register one vehicle only.  Parking permits can be reserved through the Parking Office or through our online system at the beginning of each academic year. Registration is not considered complete until the rearview mirror hanger is in place. The parking permit ceases to be valid when a student or employee is no longer enrolled or employed at Carroll College.  

Use of Vehicle

1. All State laws, City ordinances, and College regulations will be enforced on all Carroll College property.
2. The speed limit on campus streets and parking lots is 15mph.
3. Vehicles are restricted to designated roadways. Vehicles driven on any grassed area or non-designated roads on campus will be cited for reckless driving and subject to fines and restitution.
4. Motorcycles, motorized cars, and bicycles must be operated in a responsible manner on campus streets and parking lots. No wheeled vehicles are to be driven on any grassed area on campus with the exception of emergency vehicles, Facilities vehicles, and carts used by Athletic Training.

Parking of Vehicle

1. Vehicles must have a permit visible hanging from the rearview mirror.
2. Vehicles must be parked in such a way that they do not occupy more than one space. Violators will be ticketed.
3. Vehicles must not be parked in fire lanes, crosswalks, handicapped parking slots, or in areas marked with yellow curbing, or parked in the wrong direction from the flow of traffic. The College reserves the right to assess fines, use a wheel lock, or tow and impound vehicles at the owner’s risk and expense.
4. Vehicles that are parked in an unloading zone must have their hazard lights on and are limited to 15 minutes.
5. Vehicles may only park in a service drive if the vehicle is a service vehicle or Facilities vehicle.
6. Motorcycles must be parked in automobile parking slots. Parking for bicycles is limited to designated areas.
7. Parking spaces for large trucks, camper trailers, and pickup campers that extend beyond the dimensions of the vehicle are provided only in the north lot of the PE Center on a temporary basis, no longer than one week with approval of the Director of Athletics.
8. Any vehicle parked so as to constitute a hazard or interfere with college operations may be towed away and impounded at the owner’s risk and expense.
9. Hunthausen Way Parking may be limited to daytime parking during the winter for snow removal.

Parking Lots

Student Parking Lots
Student parking areas on campus are reserved 24-hours a day, 7 days a week for students with the exception of conferencing and special events.

Faculty/Staff Employee Parking Lots
Employee parking lots are reserved for faculty and staff from 7 am–5 pm, M–F. On evenings after 5:00 pm and on the weekends, students and visitors are welcome to park in any of the faculty/staff lots. Vehicles registered to students that are parked in faculty/staff lots between the hours of 7 am–5 pm, M–F, will be ticketed, and may be wheel-locked or towed and impounded at the owner's risk and expense. Please note that there are some days during the academic year, when classes are not in session but the campus is open (such as fall and spring break, parts of winter break, etc.), in which these spaces are still reserved for employees.

Campus Center Visitor Lot
The parking strip closest to Trinity Hall is reserved for Student parking between the hours of 7:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday-Friday.  The strip of parking spaces directly east of the median is reserved for Visitor parking between the hours of 7:00 am-5:00 pm Monday-Friday.  The remaining parking spaces in this lot (west side of the lot) are reserved for Employee Parking between the hours of 7:00 am-5:00 pm Monday-Friday.  Students are not allowed to park in the "Visitor" or "Employee" parking spaces within the campus Center Lot between the hours of 7:00 am-5:00 pm Monday- Friday.  This parking lot is heavily patrolled. 

After 5:00 pm during the week and all hours on the weekends, the entire Campus Center Lot will be available for Student parking unless reserved for event parking.

PE Center/HAC Parking Lots
The PE Center/HAC Parking Lots are overflow parking areas.  In order to provide parking for events that are held in the PE Center or Nelson Stadium, vehicles will periodically be asked to be removed from these lots. Vehicles not moved for events will be ticketed and may be wheel-locked or towed and impounded at the owner’s risk and expense. All campers, trailers or RV's must get prior approval to park in this lot from the Director of Athletics.

Fleet Parking Lot
The Fleet Parking Lot is located south of Trinity Hall and east of the Facilities Building.  These spaces are reserved for Facility/Fleet Vehicles 24/7/365 days a year.    

Reserved Parking

Parking in Employee Reserved Parking spaces is limited to those individuals assigned to those parking spaces.  Reserved parking is reserved 24/7/365 days a year.  Vehicles registered to students that are parked in Employee Reserved Parking spaces will be ticketed, and may be wheel-locking or towed and impounded at the owner’s risk and expense.

Reserved Visitor Parking

Reserved Visitor Parking slots are not for student or employee parking.  *Strictly Enforced*
Visitor parking slots are reserved for visitors to campus from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. You can find designated Visitor Parking spaces on the east side of O’Connell Hall. Visitor parking is also allowed during the business day in the upper lot of St. Charles Hall and Campus Center Visitor Lot, or in the PE Center/HAC parking Lots, free of charge. Visitors to campus may also secure a day pass to park in designated lots. Trailers parked in the PE Center/HAC parking Lots must receive permission from the Director of Athletics. Vehicles that are found violating this policy will be ticketed and may be wheel-locked or towed and impounded at the owner’s risk and expense.

Reserved Adoration Parking

The 2 reserved Adoration Parking spots next to Trinity Hall are not for student or employee parking. These 2 spots are reserved for Adoration guests to the Trinity Chapel 24/7/365 days a year.

Night and Weekend Parking

Parking is allowed outside of the business day, without a permit, in any of the “F/S” Employee Parking Lots, and the Visitor Lots from 5:00 pm to 7:00 am, Monday through Thursday, and from 5:00 pm on Friday through 7:00 am on Monday. The PE Center/HAC parking lots are open 24/7/365 days as overflow parking.

Event Parking

Students and employees may be requested to remove their vehicles from designated parking lots to provide special event parking on campus. For example, event parking is offered for home football and basketball games and all vehicles must be cleared from all PE Center Parking Lots by posted times on Friday prior to a home game. Event parking may also be requested for the Campus Center Parking Lot. Failure to remove a vehicle for event parking will result in the vehicle being towed and impounded at the owner’s risk and expense.

Loading or Unloading Vehicles

Vehicles that are temporarily parked next to a building in order to load or unload a vehicle must use their hazard lights or the vehicle will be ticketed. Loading Zone parking is only allowed up to 15 minutes before the vehicle is required to be moved. 

Vehicle/Parking Violations & Fines

Violation of any of Carroll College's Vehicle Use and Parking Regulations may result in fines, wheel-locking, or towing and impounding the vehicle at the owner’s risk and expense, and disciplinary action. 

To encourage compliance and reduce repeat violations, parking fines will increase effective July 1, 2025.  In addition to fines, repeated and flagrant offenses will be processed through the Code of Conduct procedures.  Please see below for fine schedule. 

Primary Offenses

Secondary Offenses

Parking Ticket Appeals

The driver of a vehicle may file an appeal if they believe they were cited in error. Parking ticket appeals must be submitted via the parking online portal (employees & students) or by email through parking@carroll.edu (visitors), within 5 days of the time the ticket is issued. Minimum fines assessed may be increased or additional disciplinary action may be imposed by the College depending on the severity of the situation. The following circumstances are NOT considered to be a valid case for an appeal:

• Lack of legal parking spaces - we do not guarantee parking spaces on campus.
• Lack of convenient parking spaces
• You were running late
• Failure to observe clearly posted signs
• Failure to observe posted parking regulations on this web page
• Lack of funds to pay the fine

Abandoned Vehicles

Unregistered or abandoned vehicles are not allowed on the Carroll College campus. If your vehicle becomes disabled at any time, please contact the Parking Office at parking@carroll.edu to make arrangements. Abandoned vehicles will be towed at the owner’s expense.