Directions
The Higher Education Center (HEC) is located at 101 South Bartlett, Medford, OR.
It is bounded by East Eighth, Ninth, and South Bartlett Streets and South Riverside Avenue. The HEC is the highest building in Medford and can easily be seen from highway I-5. The main entrance is located at the corner of East Eighth and South Bartlett.
Traveling I-5 from North to South:
- Take Medford Exit 30, Crater Lake Highway.
- At light turn right on Crater Lake Highway.
- Turn left on Court Street.
- Turn left on Central.
- Turn left on East Eighth or Ninth to South Bartlett.
Traveling I-5 from South to North:
- Take Medford Exit 27 for Medford.
- Turn Left to head toward downtown.
- At the second light, turn right onto Riverside (Hwy 99) to continue toward downtown.
- Drive 1.2 miles.
- The HEC is on your left, located at the corners of East Ninth and Eighth streets and South Bartlett and Riverside.
Transportation
SOU Students are eligible for free and discounted transportation programs. To learn about them, visit SOU Transportation Resources for Students.
Bus Service
In Jackson County, students and staff ride any Rogue Valley Transportation District Bus for $15 per term with current student/staff I.D. card.
- Schedules and operational information are available by calling RVTD at 541.779.2877.
- Touch Tone automated bus schedules are available by calling 541.608.2400, or visit their Web site at rvtd.org
Bikes on Buses
“Bikes on Buses,” a new service from the Rogue Valley Transportation District, allows passengers and their bicycles to go anywhere a bus goes. Bike riders load and secure their bikes on an exterior mounted rack and pay the regular bus fare.
Each Bikes on Buses rack can carry two, single seat bicycles on a first-come, first-served basis.
Bicycle Lockers
Bicycle lockers are available at the RVTD bus station, 200 S. Front Street.
Bicycle Racks
Bike racks are available in the following locations:
- On Ninth Street behind the HEC
- Behind RCC’s G Building (8th and Central) in the parking lot
- City racks in the alley behind G Building and on the sidewalk next to G on 8th Street
Parking
Parking times are regulated, and strictly enforced between 8am-6pm, Monday-Friday by the Medford parking patrol. The patrol records license plate numbers when checking to see how long you have been parked (rather than chalk mark on your car tires).
Half-Day or Longer Parking
There are multiple pay parking lots available within a few blocks of the HEC, but note! You must allow time to locate an available space, pay for a permit at the kiosk, and walk a few blocks to the HEC.
All-day parking for just a few dollars is available in the Middleford garage, in the lots between 8th & 10th on Central, in the lot off Riverside Avenue at 10th (behind the Library) and in the lot off Riverside between 8th and Main Streets. Purchase a “Pay & Display” permit from the kiosk in the parking lot or garage.
There are FREE three-hour parking spaces on the ground floor of the Evergreen parking garage (between Main & 8th on Evergreen St, two blocks from the HEC).
Free One-Hour Parking
If you are visiting the HEC very briefly, there is free one-hour parking available on adjacent streets. Parking enforcement currently ends at 6:00pm, so after 5:00pm one-hour parking spots becomes useful for those attending evening classes. Inexpensive hourly parking is available in the lot between 8th & 10th on Central, in the lot off Riverside Avenue at 10th (behind the Library) and in the lot off Riverside between 8th and Main Streets.
ADA parking
Persons with valid DMV handicap placards can park in any time limited parking space marked one-hour free parking or more, for as long as they want to park. You may not park in fifteen-minute spaces or loading zones as they are not part of this program and doing so may result in a citation. When parking in the pay machine facilities, you may park in a handicap space for free. However if you park in the spaces other than the handicap space, you must pay at the machine for parking.
Permit parking
There are reserved spaces for permit holders in the parking garages and some parking lots; be sure to read signs carefully to avoid getting a ticket. You can purchase a parking permit if you will be in downtown Medford regularly.
For more information or other parking questions, please contact:
Diamond Parking
Medford, Oregon 97501
Office Hours: 8am – 5pm Monday – Friday; Closed for lunch 12:30 – 1:30pm
Phone: 541.774.2082
Email: Medford@diamondparking.com
Contact the Medford Campus HEC
Medford Campus Higher Education Center
101 South Bartlett
Medford, Oregon 97501
Phone: 541.956.7500
Email: derrigs@sou.edu