Parking on Campus: Unlike other Valencia College campuses, the Downtown Campus does not offer free parking. Parking permits must be purchased for on-campus parking, and vehicles must have a valid permit displayed to avoid fines and towing. Metered parking around the campus is also available.

The University of Central Florida (UCF) transitioned to a new way to park on UCF campuses, eliminating the need for parking decals, hangtags or any physical permit on vehicles. Instead, license plates act as virtual parking permits. Parking Services trucks are equipped with License Plate Readers (LPR) that automatically scan the license plates of vehicles parked in garages and surface lots on all campuses, including the Downtown Campus.

How does the new virtual parking permit impact our Valencia College students at the Downtown Campus?

Students must purchase a virtual parking permit from UCF Parking Services to park in the student-designated spaces on the campus by following these instructions.

If you are unable to purchase a parking pass after you have created a Downtown Campus password, contact the UCF IT Support Center at 407-823-5117, option 5, or email itsupport@ucf.edu.

Downtown Campus Student Parking Permits

For Downtown Campus students, permits are sold by University of Central Florida Parking and Transportation Services. The Downtown Campus permit gives students access to up to three parking garages (Please note that Union West parking is only for Union West residents). Students may request a Downtown Campus parking permit by following these steps:

Log into Atlas
Navigate to the My Atlas tab
Within the Downtown Campus Password Tools channel, select “DTC – Atlas Username Password Reset” for UCF Systems
Within the Account field, type your Valencia College Atlas ID
Complete the captcha field as prompted and select Next.
Follow the remaining prompts to create your Downtown Campus password.