Parking Regulations

Parking at Cerritos College is by permit only, with the exception of parking meters and motorcycle zones. Permits may be purchased for the day or for the semester. 

Daily Permits are available from yellow Park-Ur-Self meters located in the parking areas throughout the campus. Each permit is valid only on the day it is purchased and is to be displayed, number side up, on the dashboard. This permit is valid only in white-lined student stalls. Daily permits are $1.00 or (4) quarters and should be disposed of after use. No refunds on daily permits are available.

Student Semester Permits are paid for during registration, or anytime during the semester at the Admissions Office.  Permits must be properly displayed at all times while parked on campus.  Directions for properly displaying the permit are printed on it. Students may park in any white-lined stall.  Permits may be obtained in the Admissions Office or at the Campus Police Department.

Refunds are available from the payroll office when the permit is surrendered if all classes are dropped. See current class schedule for eligibility.

Staff Parking is reserved in yellow lined stalls for Cerritos College staff only.  Staff permits are available for the semester or for the year at the Campus Police Station. College staff are also expected to obey all parking rules and regulations and display their parking permits in their vehicles at all times while on campus. Students are not authorized to park in yellow lined staff parking areas unless they are disabled and have a DP plate or placard and have a student parking permit displayed.

Disabled Persons must display a DP plate or placard and a current parking permit to be allowed to park in staff stalls.

Motorcycles are not required to have a parking permit if parked in marked cycle zones. A parking permit is needed to park in vehicle stalls.

Loss of a Permit will require a replacement at full price. Protect your permit responsibly.

Possession of a Permit does not guarantee a parking space on campus. It merely authorizes use of the parking areas, but only when the permit is properly displayed.

Parking Violations will be cited. Citations will be issued to any vehicle on campus not properly displaying a current valid parking permit, or illegally parked. Citations are written by Traffic Control Officers who are also on patrol campus-wide for your safety and assistance. Lock your vehicle. Cerritos College is not responsible for loss or damage to your vehicle on campus.

Off-Campus Parking is extremely restricted.  Parking in surrounding residential areas is by City issued permit only.  Student vehicles will be cited by the City.  Parking in the shopping centers adjacent to campus is also prohibited by the property owners.  Student vehicles parked in these lots are impounded by the property managers, at the student's expense.