As an auxiliary service, NC State Transportation is solely financially responsible for the construction, maintenance, and management of all on-campus parking facilities. Auxiliary units do not receive any financial support from the University or the State of North Carolina. 

Therefore, employees pay for the option to park on campus. Parking permit fees are calculated based on our annual operating budget, including but not limited to maintenance (repair and renovation), encumbering funds for the construction of future parking facilities, and all personnel required to manage the parking needs and services for campus.

The Onboarding Center will assist with requesting the appropriate parking option during your Onboarding appointment on your first day.

Parking Permit Types and Costs

Employee Parking

Annual/Non-Expiring Permits

Permanent employees are eligible to purchase the Annual/Non-Expiring permits. These are paid for on a monthly basis through payroll deduction.

Monthly Permits

Temporary employees that are working for a month or longer are eligible to purchase the Monthly permits and must renew them online each month.

Daily Permits

Permanent and Temporary employees are eligible to purchase Daily permits. Daily permits are a good option for hybrid schedules.

Parking permits are enforced Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except on Official University Holidays.

Parking is enforced on North Campus, Central Campus, Centennial Campus and Centennial Biomedical Campus (also known as The Vet School). The below parking map (click the image to expand) can be used to help determine the best parking option based on the primary assigned work location.

Note: The most common employee permit is “C” and allows for parking in the designated spaces for C,DD,F,GV,RH,RV,V, and W. Employee “B” permits have a waitlist and you must work on North Campus to qualify.

You can also check out the Interactive Parking map to see the available lots for your permit.

Other Ways to get to and around campus

Transportation

WolfTrails Program

Employees who commute to campus by bus, bicycling, walking, carpooling, or vanpooling are rewarded for reducing traffic around campus with commuter benefits through WolfTrails.

Wolfline

Wolfline is NC State’s bus service with routes around campus, including Centennial and Biomedical Centennial (Vet School) Campuses. No ID, pass or fee is required to ride.

Park and Ride

NC State provides park-and-ride lots for employees who want to park near campus but not pay for a permit. All park-and-ride lots are served by Wolfline buses.

Find out more about Transportation at NC State and explore the Frequently Asked Questions for quick and easy answers to the most common inquiries.