Fee exchanged for parking permits

Students registered for fall term are paying an extra $10 for access to campus beginning today as MHCC has eliminated its $25 parking permit system in favor of a $35 general access fee.

Last year, the parking permit fee was charged to students who parked on the Gresham campus regardless of the location or class taken per term. This fee was eliminated at the end of spring term.

The new access fee is assessed to students who take credited classes. This is a flat fee of regardless of the number of credits, location of the classes or whether the class is on-campus or online. The fee also includes subsidies to encourage the use of public transportation.

Gale Blessing, director of Institutional Safety and Security, said the change was made because the permit system was cumbersome and costly. Students were paying their tuition through one process as part of registration and another separate process to obtain a parking permit, she said.

“The access fee also helps reduce the college’s budget shortfall,” said Blessing.
For more details or further questions, check the MHCC website.