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Oregon has 17 community colleges, each with its own policy on tobacco use on campus. The American Lung Association in Oregon (ALAO) supports tobacco-free campus initiatives at all colleges and universities - all students, staff, and visitors should have the right to breathe clean air and enjoy a healthy campus environment regardless of where they happen to be enrolled or employed.
15 of Oregon's 17 community colleges have policies exceeding the Oregon Smokefree Workplace Law's minimum requirements (no smoking indoors or within 10 feet of any entrance, exit, window that opens, air intake, or accessibility ramp extending from an entrance).
100% Tobacco-free campuses (No tobacco use anywhere on college premises)
- Clark College (in Vancouver, WA; tobacco-free since Spring 2006)
- Mt. Hood Community College
- Oregon Coast Community College
- Portland Community College
- Tillamook Bay Community College
- Chemeketa Community College*
Designated outdoor smoking areas
- Central Oregon Community College (parking lots)
- Clackamas Community College
- Clatsop Community College
- Columbia Gorge Community College (parking lots)
- Klamath Community College
- Lane Community College
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Umpqua Community College
- Rogue Community College
Smoking prohibited within specified distance from building entrances
- Blue Mountain Community College (25 feet)
No smoking within 10 feet of entrances, windows & air intakes (minimum distance required by Oregon Smokefree Workplace Law)
- Southwestern Oregon Community College
- Treasure Valley Community College**
*Chemeketa has passed a 100% smoke-free policy, versus 100% tobacco-free.
**Harney County Center and Nyssa Center (outreach centers of Treasure Valley Community College located on K-12 school premises) are tobacco-free as required by OAR
For more information or to get involved on your campus, contact the American Lung Association in Oregon.
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