There are more than 20,000 students enrolled in DVC this year.

Most of the students usually drive to school in Contra Costa County.

However, have you ever waited for more than 15 minutes to find a parking space even though you got a parking permit?

The parking fees were increased $5 more for cars and motorcycles at DVC since May 2010.

Although the parking fee was increased and the overflow parking lot was made, we still find numerous cars waiting for parking spaces on campus during the class times.

Therefore, I believed the parking permits are not equal to the available parking spaces in DVC.

William Fu is a DVC student. During the first day of class in Spring 2011, he had been dropped from a class because he couldn’t find a parking space for almost an hour. Classes are become limited since DVC is experiencing budgeted cuts.

Based on the parking issue in the college, the parking fees should be fair and scheduled based on the number of units that students take in the current semester.

DVC is constituted by full-time and part-time students. Full time students should pay a regular price of $40, and students who are taking short-term courses during the full-term semester should only pay half the price.

Furthermore, students who are taking online courses and only have a couple meetings at campus should need to pay only a one-day parking permit.

This can also help the traffic problems inside the campus since students may choose to ride the bus rather than drive their car to school when they notice that parking fees have increased.