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Carpool

Split driving costs with a carpool buddy or two (or more!) and share your ride to NC State.

Employees

Employee Carpool Information

Two smiling men wearing red shirts inside a parked car.

A carpool is an organized group of 2-4 NC State employees who regularly ride together in one car and share a carpool permit.

Requlations & Eligibility

  • Regulations
    • The carpool permit only allows one vehicle to park on campus each day.
    • A citation will be issued to each vehicle when multiple vehicles are parked on campus unless:
      • a daily permit is claimed, or
      • the vehicle is parked in an hourly pay lot
  • Eligibility
    • Two or more NC State employees must ride together to make up a carpool.
      • Only permanent, full-time employees are eligible.
    • Each carpool participant must have a vehicle registered in their name or the name of a family member.
    • The assigned work location must be in a permitted area enforced by NC State Transportation, i.e., not an off-site location that does not require a valid NC State parking permit.

Information

  • Participants will split the cost of a carpool permit, $405 ($17.63 per month for a 2-person carpool, $11.75 per month for a 3-person carpool, etc.).
  • Each participant pays via a monthly payroll deduction.
  • The carpool permit is valid in the following locations:
    • Employee B Locations (B)
    • Employee C Locations (C)
    • Partners Way Deck (CC)
    • Coliseum Deck (CD)
    • Fringe Lots (F)
    • Dan Allen Deck (DD)
    • Varsity Lot (V)
    • West Deck (W)
  • There are no designated carpool parking spaces on campus.
  • Participants must reapply each year.
  • Carpool participants are eligible for the Emergency Ride Home program.
  • Each carpool participant is allotted 24 free daily virtual permits per year:
    • Additional day parking privileges may be purchased for $6 each.
    • Daily parking permits are valid only in C or CD areas.
    • Daily permits are not to be sold, traded, gifted, or otherwise offered to an unauthorized user.
  • Visit our FAQs for more information.
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Allow up to 2 weeks to process applications. Please email ncsu-wolftrails@ncsu.edu with any questions.

Students

Student Carpool Information

Four people inside a maroon sedan, with the front passenger talking on her phone.

A carpool is an organized group of 2-4 commuting students who regularly ride together in one car and share a carpool permit.

Important Dates:

Regulations & Eligibility

  • Regulations
    • Two or more commuter students must regularly ride together in a single car to form a Student Carpool.
    • The carpool permit only allows one vehicle to park on campus each day.
    • A citation will be issued to each vehicle when multiple vehicles are parked on campus unless:
      • a daily permit is claimed, or
      • the vehicle is parked in an hourly pay lot
  • Eligibility
    • Must be an actively enrolled full-time NC State student.
    • Each carpool participant must have a vehicle registered in their name or the name of a family member.
    • Students must not live within a quarter-mile of a Wolfline bus stop.
      • Verify your eligibility using this map.
        • Enter your address using the search function in your screen’s upper right corner.
        • If your address falls within the blue-shaded area, you are not eligible for the carpool permit.
  • Information
    • Participants will split the cost of a carpool permit, $230 (e.g., $115 each for a 2-person carpool, $76.67 each for a 3-person carpool, etc.).
    • The carpool permit is valid in the following locations:
      • Coliseum Deck (CD)
      • Dan Allen Deck (DD)
      • West Deck (W)
      • Partners Way Deck (CC)
      • MRC Deck (CC)
      • Toxicology Deck (CC)
      • CBC-Vet School (CB)
      • Fringe Lots (F)
      • Varsity Lot (V)
    • There are no designated carpool parking spaces on campus.
    • Permits are sold on a semester basis (fall and spring). Students must reapply for the Spring semester.
    • Each carpool member is allotted six daily permits per semester:
      • Daily permits are only valid in the Varsity Lot or Fringe Lot.
        • Must select the lot when claiming the permit.
      • Daily permits are not to be sold, traded, gifted, or otherwise offered to an unauthorized user.
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Vanpool

To save wear and tear on your car, why not sit back and relax in a vanpool? A vanpool is like a carpool, where people with similar schedules ride together, but the vans are leased by Enterprise for groups of riders. Vanpools are ideal for employees with regular work hours who are commuting from a distance.

Fares cover insurance and maintenance and vary based on mileage and the number of riders. Vanpool riders receive a $20 monthly subsidy.

NC State’s Vanpools
Interested in joining or starting a vanpool? Visit www.commutewithenterprise.com and click “Join Commute” (in the top right corner) to fill out their vanpool interest form. Questions? Contact Talitha Malachuk-Walter at talitha.l.malachukwalter@ehi.com.

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