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Enterprise Story

Trevor Walstrom

4-27-11

           

            Thousands of people pass through the doors of Anoka-Ramsey Community College every day. For many of those people, finding a parking spot close to the entrance or even on-campus is no easy test.

            Many students and faculty members spend several minutes every day driving around searching for a parking spot. “I hate the parking lot!” said Marissa Krook, a Coon Rapids resident and ARCC student. “It is impossible to find a parking spot. I drive around for at least five to 10 minutes just to find one,” she added.

            Other students employ strategy to help them find a parking spot. Alyssa Berthiaume, an ARCC student and resident of Coon Rapids said she has devised a way to quickly get a parking spot. “I find it very difficult to find a parking spot so I wait until about 10 minutes before my class starts to show up. That way people should be getting out of their classes and I can quickly nab a spot,” she said.

            Students, visitors, and staff and faculty members, all experience problems searching for parking spots because ARCC has approximately 9,100 students enrolled, but only 2,155 parking spots on-campus. There are certainly people who take advantage of ARCC’s public transportation program and many people who take classes online, but there are still far more people attending the school than parking spots provided.