More than 59,000 parking tickets issued at UNCC since 2017

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The University of North Carolina at Charlotte has issued more than $830,000 in parking tickets over the last two years.

Channel 9 learned 80% of the money goes to the state and 20% goes back into the parking budget.

Students told Eyewitness News reporter Erin Edwards that the new parking deck on campus has made campus issues a little better, but finding parking is still a struggle.

Watch the video above to hear a breakdown of the parking citations and what changes students hope school officials make to help alleviate parking issues.