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Parking
 Every vehicle parked on campus must display a valid parking permit. The permit should hang facing outward on the rearview mirror inside the vehicle, so officers and college personnel can see it. Nothing should be obstructing the view of the permit. Vehicles parked on campus without a current permit will be ticketed and may be towed.
Parking permits are available at the Campus Police and Public Safety office, located in the Security Annex at the back of the White Building. You may fill out the parking permit/identification card form and bring it to the Security Annex along with your driver's license.
Student applicants and other visitors must obtain a temporary visitor’s permit at Campus Police and Public Safety office, located in the Security Annex at the back of the White Building. The visitor permit must then be clearly displayed inside the left front windshield of the vehicle.
The parking fee for all curriculum students is included in the $46
student administrative fee for each fall and spring semester and $36
student administrative fee for the summer term. Continuing education students pay a college access, parking, and security fee (CAPS) of $4 per class for a maximum of $12 per semester. Students enrolled in classes that have no tuition costs are not required to pay the CAPS fee. You can pick up a parking decal by bringing a copy of your student registration/schedule which verifies that you are enrolled to the Security Annex on the Main Campus. There is a $10 replacement fee for the student ID and a $10 replacement fee for the hanging parking decal.
Campus Police and Public Safety Office Hours for Obtaining Parking
Decals and ID Cards:
| Monday – Thursday: |
8:30 a.m. – 8 p.m. |
| Friday: |
8:30 a.m. – noon |
| Saturday: |
The first two Saturdays after the start of the semester:
8 a.m. – 1 p.m. |
| Sunday: |
Closed |
Students and visitors may use any of the parking spaces in the campus parking lots except those marked No Parking, Loading Zone, Fire Zone, Reserved, etc. Parking is not permitted along curbs marked as fire lanes, on the lawn or the sidewalks, in any college driveways, on nearby businesses’ property, or in any manner which blocks or obstructs driveways. Use of more than one parking space per vehicle is not permitted. Faculty and students parking at area hospitals, nursing homes, garages, libraries, child care centers, etc. must comply with the agency’s parking regulations.
Students may have difficulty finding parking spaces at peak class
times (weekdays between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. and between 5:30 and 8 p.m.)
Campus maps which indicate parking are available in the Admissions
and Campus Police and Public Safety offices and as indicated on the website campus map.
Handicapped Parking Spaces
To use handicapped parking spaces on campus, faculty, staff, and students must have a state-issued handicapped permit. The permit must be issued to the person using it while parking on campus. This must be registered with the Campus Police and Public Safety office at the time a parking permit is obtained or when the state issues the permit.
If using a handicapped parking permit, it should hang facing outward from the rearview mirror inside the vehicle so officers and college personnel can see it. Nothing should be obstructing the permit. The DTCC handicapped-parking permit should be clearly displayed inside the left front windshield.
Traffic and Parking Violations
A $5 fine will be levied against the owner – faculty, staff,
or student – for the following:
- Failure to display a parking decal;
- Improper display of a parking decal;
- Failure to display a temporary parking or visitor permit;
- Displaying an out-of-date decal;
- Parking in an unauthorized area marked Reserved, Visitors, No
Parking, etc.;
- Parking in a tow-away zone, reserved area, fire lane drive, or handicapped
access aisle or on the curb, lawn, or sidewalk, etc. (offense is
subject to towing at violator’s expense);
- Excessive speeding and/or reckless driving;
- Traveling the opposite direction in a one-way area; and/or
- Using more than one parking space.
In addition, drivers may receive a North Carolina state citation
for parking in a handicapped space without a permit with a fine of $250 and a $110
court cost for a total of $360.
Specific Traffic and Parking Regulations
No motor vehicle, except those owned by the college, may be parked on campus between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. unless cleared with with Campus Police first.
Motor vehicles parked on campus for more than 48 hours with no contact from the owner(s) to Campus Police will be towed at the owner’s expense.
Faculty, staff, and students with $25 of unpaid parking tickets will
have their vehicles towed at the owner’s expense.
Students with unpaid parking ticket(s) will not be allowed to register
for classes, graduate, or obtain copies of their college transcripts
until the parking ticket(s) are paid in full.
Paying Fines
If you receive a parking ticket, take your copy of the ticket to the Cashier’s office located in the White Building, room 81, to pay the fine. You must then bring the receipt for payment to the Campus Police and Public Safety office to have the ticket cleared from your record. If the receipt is not carried to the Campus Police and Public Safety office so the ticket can be cleared from your record, it may prevent you from being able to register for classes, graduate, or obtain copies of your college transcript.
Students should address questions about parking tickets to the Campus Police (919-536-7255) and pay parking fines in the Cashier’s office located in the White Building, room 81 (919-536-7201).
Enforcement
Campus Police and Public Safety officers enforce traffic regulations. Vehicles illegally parked or unregistered, as determined by the officers, will be ticketed and are subject to being towed at the owner’s expense by a commercial wrecker service.
Campus Police also enforce all North Carolina traffic laws on campus.
Helpful Hints and Available Assistance
- Do not leave valuables in your vehicle. Leave them at home or
lock them in the trunk.
- Do not leave your windows cracked or rolled down. This gives people
easy access to your vehicle.
- Be sure to lock your vehicle. Keep a spare key somewhere in case
you lock your keys in the vehicle.
Campus Police and Public Safety officers are not allowed to unlock your vehicle.
You will need to call a locksmith.
- Be sure to turn your headlights off after parking during bad weather.
If you have a dead battery, Campus Police and Public Safety officers can assist you with
a jump-start.
Campus Police and Public Safety officers are available to serve as escorts
to vehicles for anyone who would like to call on them at 919-536-7255, ext. 5500.
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