Visitor Parking

The Annandale Parking Garage (open 6:00 am - 11:00 pm) provides the campus 825 spaces for vehicle parking. Handicap accessible spaces are located on each of the parking levels. The Garage is for Permit Parking (Faculty, Staff and Students) and Pay Parking (visitors and those without permits).

• Permit Parking is open to those with a valid NOVA Parking Permit and a valid NOVA Card ID. Permit parking is available when the campus is open and the NOVA Card ID must be used to open the gate to enter and exit.
• Visitor (Pay) Parking is open Monday through Saturday 6:00 am - 11:00 pm each day. The cost is $1.00 per hour (or any portion of an hour). - CASH ONLY - entrance to Pay Parking is via machine issued ticket, - push button, take ticket, gate opens – pay booth attendant upon exit).

There is no free parking on the Annandale Campus except during specified grace periods just prior to the beginning of the semester. All visitors may park for $1.00 per hour in the “Visitor’s” section of the parking garage. This entrance is off of Center Drive, at the front of the “B” (student) surface parking lots.

Along with the cost of operating and maintaining all Northern Virginia Community College parking facilities, the parking structure cost is paid by the hourly charges and the sale of permits.

There are two elevators and two corner stairwells within the garage – also pedestrian exits to paved walkways leading to the campus. Each level has Emergency ‘Blue Light’ Call Boxes - push button – light flashes – call automatically goes to police. The garage is not open to motorcycles (for safety reasons).

If you are coming to campus to attend an event in the Cultural Center you should check with your sponsoring organization to see if arrangements have been made for pre-paid parking, you may call 323-3131 for further details. If parking fees have been prepaid you will be directed to the appropriate lot for free parking.

Parking Services

Permits may be obtained and citations may be paid in the Godwin Building, Room 226, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or in the Parking Garage Office (level 1, next to the elevators), Monday through Thursday from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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