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Parking and Motor Vehicles

Freshmen (including students transferring to CMC as freshmen) are not permitted to bring cars on campus.

All cars, motorcycles, mopeds, and other motor vehicles owned or operated by students on campus must be registered. First-time registrants will need to register online with TCCS Campus Safety when they arrive on campus. Permits will be distributed early in the Fall semester at a Vehicle Registration Event or throughout the year at Campus Safety. . Be sure to bring your automobile insurance certificate, your vehicle registration, CMC student ID, and your driver's license. All fees will be billed on your student account.

Students with vehicles who live anywhere except for the CMC Apartments will be required to obtain a Parking Access Card that will grant their vehicle access to gated student parking lots. CMC Apartment residents will be able to access the CMC Apartments gated parking lot with their CMC Student ID. See more information about Parking Access Cards below.

California State Information

California State Law requires the following: 1) that a copy of your insurance certificate be carried in your automobile at all times; 2) that both driver and passengers wear seat belts; and 3) that a student of any other state or country, under the age of 18, who holds a valid license issued by another state or country, and who wishes to drive in California must, within ten days of entering the state, contact the California State Motor Vehicles Department (8678 Archibald Ave., City of Rancho Cucamonga) to verify the validity of his or her driver's license and the adequacy of the insurance.. Please call the DMV at (800) 777-0133 for additional information or go to their website at www.dmv.ca.gov.

Parking on Campus

Parking is provided for CMC students in five college parking areas:

North Quad Lot: Located at Ninth Street and Mills, the parking spaces on the south side of Ninth Street only, and may be reached from Claremont Blvd (CMC student parking permit required).

Bauer Lot: Located on Ninth Street just west of Claremont Boulevard. This lot contains a limited number of spaces for students. CMC Student Parking Permit and a Parking Access Card are required to park in this lot. Students must park in designated student spaces only.

Sixth and Mills Lot and Sixth Street Lots: Located on Sixth Street south of Roberts Pavilion. CMC Student Parking Permit and a Parking Access Card are required to park in this lot.

Student Apartment Lot: Located east of the football field (CMC Student Parking Permit and CMC Student Apartments resident ID required). Only residents of the Student Apartments will be given access to the gate at the entrance to this lot. Guests of apartment residences may park along the west side of Claremont Boulevard (a city street) beginning at 6:00am and ending at 2:00am (see overnight parking restrictions below).

These five lots are the ONLY parking facilities for CMC students. Be sure to read the Motor Vehicle Regulation pamphlet provided to you when you register your vehicle.

  • Students are not permitted to park in faculty-staff lots or spots dedicated to faculty-staff during business hours.
  • CMC students are also not permitted to park in the student lots of the other Claremont Colleges. There are no exceptions.
  • No overnight parking on College streets unless authorized by Campus Safety (x18170).
  • No motor vehicles, including motorcycles, motorized scooters, motorized skateboards, e-bikes, and mopeds, are allowed on the interior of the campus.
  • No motor vehicles should be left in the parking lots at the end of the spring semester.

Parking Access Cards

  • Parking Access Cards will be distributed to students once they have provided proof of vehicle registration with Campus Safety.
  • Students should make all efforts to obtain their Parking Access Card during Campus Safety’s Vehicle Registration Event at the start of the fall semester.
  • Students are encouraged to keep their Parking Access Card in their vehicle. The cards do not provide any other access to campus beyond the student parking lots.
  • Cards are assigned to specific vehicles and are the responsibility of the student who registered the vehicle. Cards cannot and should not be shared with other vehicles to access student parking lots. Unregistered vehicles in student parking lots will be cited, and students found responsible for improperly using Parking Access Cards may lose parking privileges on campus and be referred to the Student Conduct Process.
  • Cards are issued to students at no cost. Students should report lost or stolen cards to the Dean of Students Office immediately by emailing [email protected]. Students will be charged $15 for replacement cards.
  • Students will be required to return their Parking Access Cards to the Dean of Students Office at the end of the academic year. Students who will not be in Claremont for the spring semester must return their cards when they leave at the end of the fall semester. An email will be sent at the end of each semester to provide instructions on returning cards.

City of Claremont

Overnight parking restrictions: Only one-hour parking is permitted on Claremont city streets between 2:00am and 6:00am. The Claremont Police Department will ticket for violations. If you have an emergency, such as your car has broken down, please contact the CPD to request a temporary overnight parking exemption.