Employees

As communicated last year, we are not reassigning all employees at the start of each new academic year. Employees will continue to park in their current assigned locations, and any reassignments will be made through the wish list process. 

If you currently have a part-time PG permit, you will need to complete an employee parking application for 2023-2024.

If you do NOT want to retain your current parking permit after it expires on August 21, please return it to Campus Services HQ no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 22, 2023. Permits not returned OR paid in full by August 22, 2023, will be automatically set up for payroll deductions beginning on August 23 with deductions beginning August 31.

Paying for Permits

If you used payroll deduction for your current year's permit:

You do not need to take any action, and you will not need to apply for a permit for the 2023-2024 academic year. You have been automatically reassigned to your current location. If you use payroll deduction, you do not have to do anything else to pay for your 2023-2024 permit. (Please refer to an email dated August 9, "Your parking permit auto-renewal" for more information.) 

If you paid in full for your current year's permit: 

If you wish to retain your current parking permit so that you may continue parking on campus beginning August 22, 2023, and you wish to pay for your permit using a credit/debit card as you did last year, please review the email dated August 14, 2023, "IMPORTANT! It's Time To Renew ..." for instructions to pay for your permit online no later than August 21, 2023. 

The only payment options available for permit renewal in the online payment portal are credit cards; payroll deduction is not an online payment option. If you wish to renew your permit by paying via payroll deduction instead of paying in full up front, reply to your August 14 email or email campusservices@cofc.edu.

Email a completed employee parking application to campusservices@cofc.edu. Traditional permit availability is extremely limited, so be sure to include PG Garage or LK Lot among your four choices. If you will not be on campus all five days of the work week and would like a part-time permit for PG, you may indicate that, and the days of the week you wish to park, on the application.

Employee Parking Application 

Employees who have not previously had a permit can pick theirs up in person at Campus Services HQ (162 Calhoun St.) Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Employees who require accessible parking should complete an accessible parking permit application each year at Campus Services HQ. Please see the section regarding Accessible Parking for more information.

• If you would like to park in a different lot or garage than the one to which you are currently assigned and you have not already contacted us with your request, please email campusservices@cofc.edu with a list of your preferred parking location(s) and we will add your name to the wish list.
• Wish list reassignments are based strictly upon seniority, which includes all years of state employment plus any temporary service time at the College of Charleston.
• Wish list reassignments are made throughout the academic year any time spaces become available. When a space opens in a particular location, we check the wish list to see who is interested in moving to that location, and the employee with the most seniority on the wish list will be offered the available space.
• Placing your name on the wish list is no guarantee that another space will become available for you, and especially not before the first day of classes.

With a valid traditional employee permit, you can park in your assigned lot or garage 24/7 unless otherwise noted. (For instance, GY Lot may occasionally be closed for men’s basketball games.) With this type of permit, you may also park in any faculty/staff surface lot (except WA Lot and B Lot) after 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and all day on weekends.

Any employee permit is valid in any faculty/staff surface lot (except WA Lot and B Lot) after 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and all day on weekends. We also offer three evening-only permits for employees who do not need parking during peak times. Read about them under Parking and Fees, below.

If you will not be on campus all five days of the work week a part-time permit for PG may be for you. The price of the permit will depend on how many days per week the permit will be needed. Part-time permits are only be valid on the days of the week for which they are purchased. If you need to drive to campus on a day of the week for which your part-time permit is not valid, you will be expected to pay for your parking on that day. We offer a $10/day daily rate at PG Garage if you pay with Cougar Cash.

Regardless of how many days per week your part-time permit is valid, you will be able to use it at any time on Saturdays and Sundays.

Qualifying employees can purchase a monthly permit for PG Garage. Eligible employees are:

• Employees with the designation of “CONTRACTOR” on their Cougar Cards (Aramark, Barnes & Noble, etc.)
• Temporary employees and adjunct instructors who prefer the monthly option over the annual option

Employees wishing to participate in a carpool should complete one application for one participant and email the application to Campus Services HQ at campusservices@cofc.edu. In that email, be sure to include the name of the other employee in the carpool. Once we have processed the application, we will contact both participants in the carpool to confirm the carpool and payment arrangements.

Garages ($750/Year)

• GG (George Garage) – requires $20 refundable card deposit
• PG (St. Philip St. Garage)

Surface Lots ($650/Year)

• AD (next to the Addlestone Library)
• B (south side of the Simons Center building) offline
• BS (behind 24 Bull St.)
• CD (rear of 88 Wentworth St.)
• EF (adjacent Central Energy)
• GC (30 Coming St.)
• GS (4, 14 and 22 Glebe St.)
• GY (34 George St.)
• I (114 Wentworth St.)
• J (94 Wentworth St.)
• JJ (14 Coming St.)
• MC (270 Pitt St.)
• PP (45 Coming St.)
• R (9 Liberty St.)
• RL (40 Coming St.)
• WA (170 Calhoun St.)
• Z (125 Bull St.)
• W (298-300 Meeting St.)

AG Garage ($600/Year)

• AG (Aquarium Garage), fourth floor and above ONLY - requires $20 refundable card deposit

LK Lot ($300/Year)

• LK Lot is located behind 176 Lockwood Blvd. and is on a CARTA route

$175/year

Designated spaces in surface lots:

• MP: In PP lot
• MM: the north side of Berry Residence Hall next to McAlister
• MA: In the AD Lot near the Addlestone Library
• MW: Near the Treasurer's Office on Calhoun Street

$300/year

You must have a state-issued handicap placard to purchase an HA Permit. If you apply for an HA permit, please bring your state-issued handicap placard to Campus Services HQ for verification.

• Refer to parking map for locations. 

PG Afternoon/Evening ($450/Year)

• Valid in PG Garage ONLY after 1:45 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends.  
• This permit is not valid in any other location.

Surface Lot Evening ($125/Year)

• Allows you to park in any core surface faculty/staff lot (except WA Lot and B Lot) after 3:00 p.m. weekdays and all day on weekends.

PG Evening ($200/Year)

• Valid in PG Garage ONLY after 4:45 p.m. weekdays and all day on weekends.  
• This permit is not valid in any other location.

Rates vary

The price of the permit will depend on how many days per week the permit will be needed. Employees will have the option to pay in advance for their permits or to pay via payroll deduction.

• 1 day per week = $150/year
• 2 days per week = $300/year
• 3 days per week = $450/year
• 4 days per week = $600/year

rates vary

Monthly permits in PG or LK Lot are only available to qualifying employees. Options include:

• 24/7 Access Permits: $65/month
• Afternoon/Weekend Permits (valid after 1:45 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends): $40/month
• Evening Permits (valid after 4:45 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends): $20/month
• LK Lot (behind the College's office building at 176 Lockwood Blvd.): $25/month 

For more information, please contact Campus Services HQ.

Campus Services offers reduced-price PG garage parking for employees who only drive to campus occasionally. The reduced price of $10 per day is available on a first come, first served basis.

To take advantage of this benefit, you will need at least $10 Cougar Cash loaded to your Cougar Card, which you will use as payment to exit the garage. Simply pull a ticket when entering the garage, and then present the cashier with your ticket and your Cougar Card upon exit. The parking fee will be withdrawn from your Cougar Cash account and a receipt will be provided.

If your parking fees for the day are less than $10, your Cougar Card will be charged the exact price owed. Learn how to deposit Cougar Cash on the Cougar Card website or contact Campus Services HQ.

Guidelines and Restrictions

• Your Cougar Card must bear the designation of “EMPLOYEE” or “FACULTY” (student or other Cougar Cards will not be accepted).
• PG is not staffed 24/7 and a cashier must be present for you to use this benefit. Please check garage hours upon entry and feel free to speak with the cashier to confirm someone will be on duty when you leave.
• If you exit the garage and re-enter on the same day, you will be subject to paying up to $10 for each exit.
• The discounted daily rate is intended for DAILY parking only, not long-term parking. If you park your vehicle in the garage and leave it there for more than one day, you will be charged $10 for the first day, and the daily rate (minimum $18) for any subsequent days.