All vehicles parked on SMC property must have a valid virtual parking permit. All vehicles without a valid virtual permit will be ticketed. NOTE: Motorcycles, electric vehicles, and vehicles with handicapped placards/hang tags are NOT exempt.
Virtual parking permits for the main SMC campus, Center for Media and Design (CMD), and the Performing Arts Center (PAC) can be purchased online at smc.edu/parking or in-person at the Cashier’s Office (cash or check only in person). Parking at the Bundy and Airport Arts campuses is free, but a virtual permit is required and may be obtained at smc.edu/parking.
Paid virtual parking permits are valid for parking at all campuses (main, PAC, CMD, and Bundy), but the free Bundy permit is valid ONLY for Bundy and Airport Arts. Parking is enforced Monday – Thursday,
7 a.m. – 10 p.m. and Friday, 7 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Cost: $93.50 fall/spring, $49.50 summer/winter
Directions: Students can park in Structures 2, 3 & 4.
- Enter structure 2 from Pico at 18th
- Enter structures 3 and 4 from Pico at 16th
Center for Media and Design
Cost: $93.50 fall/spring, $49.50 summer/winter
Directions: Enter on Pennsylvania Ave.
Performing Arts Center
Cost: $93.50 fall/spring, $49.50 summer/winter
Directions: Enter at 1310 11th St. or at Santa Monica Blvd., and 11th St.
Bundy & Airport Arts Campuses
Cost: Free, Bundy permit required
Directions: Enter at 3171 S. Bundy Dr., Los Angeles
Avoid the cost of parking and the frustrations of finding a spot at SMC’s main campus by parking for FREE at the Bundy or Airport Arts campus. Then take one of the frequent FREE buses or shuttles to main campus. Free parking permits are required and can be obtained at smc.edu/parking.
The Airport Arts campus is within walking distance of the Bundy campus.
Additional public transit connecting SMC’s Bundy campus and main campus includes the Big Blue Bus Line 14 on Bundy Drive. This line connects to the Bundy Metro Expo Station and Line 7 on Pico Blvd, which stops at SMC’s main campus, located at 1900 Pico Blvd.
All satellite campuses are accessible by Big Blue Bus or Lyft Shared. Visit smc.edu/shuttles for details.
Visitor Parking: Visitor parking for the main campus is available in Parking Structure 2 for $11 for 8 hours from time of purchase. Purchase visitor parking passes at the kiosks located in the Student Services Center and/or by the Business Building. All students and visitors are expected to follow SMC’s parking rules and regulations.
Street Parking: Residential and street parking is restricted on weekdays, weekends, and evenings. When parking in the area, please read all street signs carefully. PLEASE BE COURTEOUS TO OUR NEIGHBORS at all times by keeping the volume of your sound system, conversations, and other noise to a minimum.
Accessible Parking: The display of a DMV accessible placard (or plate) AND an SMC permit entitle you to park in any accessible, student, or staff parking space.
Car Alarms: Because car alarms are disruptive to other students and our neighbors, cars with activated alarms in the SMC parking areas will be TOWED IMMEDIATELY at YOUR expense.
Motorcycle and Moped Parking: Students are required to purchase a parking permit each semester at smc.edu/parking. Motorcycles and mopeds may be parked ONLY in specially designated areas of Structure 2, Structure 3, and Lot 5.
The SMC Bike Park, located on Pearl Street (near the Media Center and Math Complex), provides 400 bike spaces, 60 skateboard parking slots, a DIY repair station, and a hydration station. Additional bike racks are located by the ESL building at the southwest corner of campus, at both ends of the Science Complex, and near the Business building, Parking Structure 3, and Art Complex. Bicycles may be parked ONLY in designated areas.
The use of skateboards, hoverboards, roller skates, or roller blades is prohibited on campus.
