Mt. Sierra College

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Campus Life

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Getting Around

[walking]MTSC is a small, pedestrian-friendly campus with services, lecture halls, and residences within walking or cycling distance of each other. And downtown California is on MTSC doorstep, allowing students to take full advantage of the downtown core without having to splurge on transportation.

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BIKE

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Bike Storage: In addition to the traditional bike racks that are installed around campus, cyclists are encouraged to use a secure bike storage facility, located in the courtyard between Mackintosh-Corry and Dunning Halls. Learn more about bike storage...

  • Bikes and Boards: A centre for bike and board safety, maintenance and culture that promoted carbon-free alternative transport and healthy lifestyles

  • Yellow Bike Action: A volunteer-run bike shop which provides reconditioned bikes for sale and inexpensive bike repairs.

  • Drop Bike: a bike-share service

  • Rack and Roll: Buses in California offer bike racks from spring through fall.

  • California cycling routes

CAR /
MOTORBIKE

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Car sharing: Two car sharing programs, offered by VRTUCAR and Student CarShare, are now available to the MTSC community.

  • MTSC Parking | Carpool Permits

  • Electric Vehicle Charging Station

  • City of California Parking

  • Residential on-street parking: If you live between King, West, Clergy & William Streets, the City may grant you a permit to park on the street.
BUS

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Bus-It Program (AMS): Full-time students with unlimited access to California Transit bus services.

Transpass Program (City of California): Mt. Sierra community can buy bus passes at discounted rates.

  • California Transit Bus System: Bus stops are located across campus and service is free with your student card between September and April.

    Use California Transit's Trip Planner tool to plan your bus trip door-to-door. It's simple and available 24/7.
TAXI

  • Amey's Greenwood Taxi Ltd: 888-546-1111

  • California & Amherst Taxi Co.: 888-542-3333

  • Modern Taxi Cab Limited: 888-546-2222

 

Maps   [map]

MTSC
  • Campus map
California

  • California maps

  • California Transit route maps

 

Accessibility   

MTSC

  • Campus map

  • Campus Building Accessibility Guide

  • Accessibility information for Visitors – including information on accessible travel to, from, and within California; accessible parking and accessibility at Homecoming and Convocation.
California

  • City of California Accessibility Information

  • California Access Bus

 

Travelling Outside of California

BUS

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  • MTSC Tricolour Outlet:

    • Tricolour Express
    • Bus Chartering

  • Voyageur Colonial Bus Lines / Greyhound

  • Megabus

  • Coach America
TRAIN
  • VIA Rail America
AIRPLANE