Info to Remember
Main Campus Police
Advanced Technology Center
Second floor, Room ATC 200A
847-214-7777 (emergencies)
847-214-7778 (non-emergencies)
Fountain Square Campus Police
FSQ building
Second floor, Room FSQ 200
847-214-6912 or 847-214-6900
Parking
The Main Campus has more than 3,600 free parking places, including parking for handicapped. View map»
The Fountain Square Campus has approximately 80 parking places located in the student lot, on the south side of Fulton Street. View map»
Parking Regulations
Please adhere to parking signs as posted. Motorists who violate campus parking regulations and common parking laws will be ticketed and fined. ECC police and the Elgin Police Department enforce all parking regulations.
- Contractors only area
- Crosswalks
- Double parking
- Driveway/blocking driveways
- Driving lanes of parking lots
- Fire lanes
- Handicap spaces without placard or license plate ($350 fine)
- Intersections
- Loading docks
- Maintenance service areas
- Obstructing roadways
- On the grass or island in lots
- Overnight parking without ECC police approval
- Overtime parking (10-minute zone)
- Parking in multiple spaces
- Passenger curb loading zone
- Restricted lots without permit/tag
- Safety zone
- Sidewalks
- Speeding
- Yellow curbs
Important Note
Students with unpaid parking restrictions can't receive grades/transcripts or register for classes. More»
Parking Restrictions
Violations are enforced by ECC police and Elgin police.
Employee Parking
Full- and part-time faculty and staff need a permit to park in employee lots. Student workers are not eligible for employee parking permits. The first permit is free; replacements cost $3 each.
Handicap Parking
Handicap parking is available at the Main Campus in lots 1, 9, 14, 15 and 19. At Fountain Square, handicap parking is in the lot at the southwest corner of Fulton and Spring Streets. A handicap placard/license plate issued by the state is required.
Motorcycle Parking
Lots 1 and 9 have designated parking spaces set aside for motorcycles during the appropriate seasons. Spaces are marked with signage.
Parking Tickets
ECC tickets are payable at the Student Accounts Office, SRC 141, first floor, Main Campus.
Any violation written by the City of Elgin must be appealed through the City of Elgin court system, not through the college.
Appeal ECC Parking Ticket
Complete a Parking Ticket Appeal Form. Submit the completed form to the Student Life Office, SRC 171, Main Campus.