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Parking Rules and Citations
Parking & Transportation Services Office
Phone: 252-328-6294
Email: parking@ecu.edu
Hours of Operation
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. (cashiers close at 4:30 p.m.)
Citations are being issued and Tows are being enforced!! Before parking on campus, please ensure your vehicle information and license plate number are current and accurate. If you have any issues, please contact us immediately!
All business transactions can also be conducted online or by phone. Please call or email us if you have any questions. Phone: 252-328-6294 | Email: parking@ecu.edu
- Vehicle registration & purchase for a 2025-26 permit is done online via Pirate Port. Learn more here. Registration is automatic and there is no physical permit.
- All parking is head-in. No backing in or pulling through to park without a front facing license plate mounted on the front bumper. Parking and Transportation has vanity plates available for purchase.
2025-2026 Student Permit Sale information:
Attention Returning Resident Students: Please check your email for an important notice regarding a delay in A2 and B2 parking permit sales. The sale of these permits has been postponed due to a technical issue and will now resume tomorrow, August 5, 2025, at 8:00 am. We apologize for any inconvenience and encourage you to review the details sent to your inbox.
First-year Resident Students can purchase D lot permits on Wednesday, August 6th at 8 am; The option to join a wait list for the A2 (College Hill) and B2 (Central/West End) permits will only become available after these permits have completely sold out.
If your preferred lot is sold out, you must first purchase a permit that is available. You can then join the wait list for your desired lot once the wait list option becomes active in the parking portal.
Returning Resident Students can purchase a permit for the A2 or B2 zone on Tuesday, August 5th, at 8:00 a.m. You must have completed at least 1 ECU credit hour to be considered a returning student.
Commuter Students can purchase permits beginning Tuesday, August 12th at 8 am.
Additional A2 parking spaces are located in the upper Minges lot at the Football Stadium, please see map.