Long Beach City College’s Safe Parking Program has provided a parking lot, showers and basic supports for students sleeping in cars, offering a stopgap for students facing homelessness while they pursue degrees. The Hechinger Report profile follows Edgar Rosales Jr., a nursing student who lived in his car for more than a year and credits the program with stabilizing his enrollment and mental health. Program staff provide supervised parking at night, morning access to hygienic facilities and connections to campus services. Administrators and student‑affairs leaders say safe‑parking and similar pragmatic supports can prevent stop‑outs, but advocates warn such measures are a band‑aid amid broader housing affordability and student‑support shortfalls.