Student Life Editor
Elizabeth Mansker
“The bus route will drop off students at the corner of Baxter and Fifth street as part of their fixed routes,” said Rebecca Sanders, director of Public Affairs and Media Relations at TJC. “We here at Tyler Junior College want all of our students to have access to their classes and be able to get to where they need to go. I encourage anyone that does not have a vehicle to take advantage of the free bus pass.”
Tyler Junior College has partnered with the Tyler Transit System to offer free bus passes to students without personal vehicle transportation. Any student enrolled in the 2019 fall semester is eligible to apply and can acquire their pass from the campus police station.
A representative of the Tyler Transit System will be present at the Student Involvement Fair on Aug. 28 to give more information regarding the program.
The free bus pass is a sticker that is put on your student ID and is included in tuition. The sticker is not restricted to transportation to TJC and back.
“As long as you are wearing your student ID and the sticker is still in date, you can show it to the driver and ride to other places that have routes for free, ” said Tammy Grant, Tyler Transit System p.m. supervisor.
Students cannot receive a parking pass and a free bus pass at the same time. Parking passes are free for first-time students, but cost $5 to replace.
In addition, through Aug. 31, students looking to enroll at TJC can ride to campus for free.
“Just tell the bus driver you’re going to TJC and you will not have to pay for that ride,” Sanders said. “The reason for this is because it’s a ‘free’ bus pass or a ‘free parking permit,’ TJC can not give both to you for free.”
The Tyler Transit System has a limited number of vehicles, so plan ahead. For routes and times, visit cityoftyler.org/Departments/Tyler-Transit/Map-and-Schedules.
maria • Nov 7, 2019 at 5:37 pm
This will help a lot of students that don’t have access to a vehicle. Love when community comes together to do something great and help one another.
Martin Bustos • Sep 29, 2019 at 11:10 pm
This is great for Tjc students. It gives them the ability to travel to and from the places they need to go in town such as to stores and places of that nature. It’s also great for those who don’t have their own personal vehicles.
Katelyn C Tidwell • Sep 29, 2019 at 2:56 pm
This was a sweet idea, very resourceful.
Jannik Videbaek • Sep 11, 2019 at 6:17 pm
Hi, first of all, what a great initiative! For me, as a foreign, I really think this an area where Tyler can improve. Public transport is a great idea to help a lot of things both the people or students who are maybe not able to afford a car or also an area that can help the climate. I think this a very good and clear article, the interview fits good. The article both include clear instructions about how it works and directions where to go to get the sticker. It does also answer questions a lot of people have will have after some time like how much to pay to get a new sticker, in this case, $5 which I think is also making the article proactive. Bottom line nice article.