Do I need a car when I go to college?

Everyone who has seen the movie Transformers remembers the part where Sam, the main character, has to leave his car Bumblebee behind because his college doesn't allow freshman to have cars. Is this true or is it just another fictional part of a movie? Freshman not being allowed to have a car on campus is a very real thing. One of the main reasons for this is that there is simply not enough