College Information
Forget about paying sky-high gas prices. Say goodbye to hunting and paying for parking on campus. Ride The Rapid instead.
Any college student can use a 10-ride student farecard, which costs less than the adult 10-ride card. You must show a valid college ID. Purchase farecards here. (There is no student discount on a single cash fare.)
Grand Valley State University
GVSU subsidizes several routes to meet the needs of students, faculty, and staff. A valid GVSU ID gets you on any Rapid bus in the system for free.
There are park and ride lots along Lake Michigan Drive to give students access to Route 50. See a map (102 KB, JPG) of the locations.
See schedules for:
Route 37/GVSU Off-Campus Shuttle
Route 48/GVSU South Campus Express
Route 50/Campus Connector
Route 51/GVSU Center for Health Sciences
A full set of GVSU schedules can be found here. (1 MB, PDF).
Routes 37, 48, 50, and 51 have schedule changes related to class schedules. See the list of affected dates, and find the Thanskgiving Schedule here. (68 KB, PDF)
Davenport University
Davenport contracts with The Rapid to provide open-door express service between Rapid Central Station, the downtown campus, and the Lettinga campus. Davenport students, faculty, and staff ride for free on the Davenport Express. Riding any other route requires a fare.
Calvin College
Students, faculty, and staff pay just 50 cents per ride with a Rapid Discount Card. Calvin subsidizes the remainder of the fare. Note: As of November 1, 2006, Calvin College identification cards will no longer be accepted for purposes of paying the reduced fare.
Aquinas College
Students, faculty, and staff pay just 40 cents per ride with a valid Aquinas ID card. Aquinas subsidizes the remainder of the fare.