For more information on how your college campus may participate in the discounted pass program, please have your campus administrator contact the NCTD Business Development Department (760) 966-6539.

If you're a college student, you know that every penny counts! Now you can avoid having to pay expensive parking permit fees by taking the BREEZE bus and the SPRINTER to college. Students from Cal State San Marcos, Palomar College and MiraCosta College now have easy access to campus from a nearby SPRINTER station!

Fares and monthly passes (listed below) are the same for the BREEZE bus system and the SPRINTER trains, making it easy to transfer between the two modes. Discounted monthly passes are subject to college requirements, check with your campus.

College Monthly passes offer a great discount and are currently available through the following colleges (fares effective July 1, 2009):

MiraCosta College BREEZE/SPRINTER Monthly Pass: $44
This pass is sold in association with MiraCosta College and the Associated Student Governments -- available the 25th through the 15th of the month, or until passes are sold out, at the Student Account's Office on the main campus. Call (760) 757-2121 x 6835 for specific sales locations. A college student I.D. is required and this campus may require a minimum number of units. Click here for the MiraCosta Public Transportation web site.

BREEZE bus route 302 serves the main MiraCosta College campus and passengers using the SPRINTER have an easy 5 minute BREEZE connection from the Rancho Del Oro station on BREEZE route 319.

Palomar College BREEZE/SPRINTER Monthly Pass: $47
More than six BREEZE routes serve the transit center at Palomar College and now the SPRINTER! Palomar College monthly passes are sold at the Student Affairs Office on the main campus in San Marcos the 25th through the 10th of the month, or until passes are sold out. A college student I.D. is required and this campus may require a minimum number of units. For more information from the Palomar College web site, click here.

Many BREEZE bus routes serve Palomar College in both San Marcos and Escondido. The main campus in San Marcos conveniently has a SPRINTER station located just south of Mission Road.

Cal State San Marcos BREEZE/SPRINTER Monthly Pass: $29
A BREEZE/SPRINTER monthly pass is now available for CSUSM staff and students with valid ID and enrollment verification through the Parking and Commuter Services office (FCB 107). The SPRINTER features an elevated station on the northeast corner of campus. The BREEZE links the station with the heart of campus during the regular school year and summer session.

U. C. San Diego
UCSD offers free rides on BREEZE route 101! UCSD students, faculty and staff can ride route 101 free using their UCSD ID. Passengers must first receive a free bus zone sticker from UCSD's Transportation and Parking Services Department. Then, show the driver your valid UCSD ID with this sticker to get a free ride on BREEZE route 101. Visit parking.ucsd.edu for more information.

NCTD will no longer operate the Chargers Express bus service to Qualcomm Stadium for home Chargers games. Because of the elimination of funding for public transportation by the State of California combined with the decline in revenues generated from sales tax, NCTD is facing deficits of $17-19 million by 2013. This has forced NCTD to examine all areas of its organization for potential cost savings and efficiencies. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause Chargers fans.