Quincy College (QC) is committed to providing and maintaining a safe and healthy environment for its students, employees and visitors. Smoking is not allowed on any Quincy College property. “Smoking” includes the use of any tobacco products (including chewing tobacco), electronic smoking devices, and e-cigarettes.

Smoking is prohibited on all property that is owned, operated, leased, occupied, or controlled by QC. This includes: campus buildings, parking structure, parking lots, grounds areas, and in all QC owned, leased, or rented vehicles. Smoking, is prohibited during participation in QC online classrooms or during QC virtual educational. Use of tobacco products, smoking and/or e-cigarette is not permitted on QC at any event or activity (including social events) sponsored by Quincy College.

Exception: Students, staff, faculty, and visitors may smoke in their own personal vehicle, with the windows completely rolled up, if on QC property.

Each member of the QC community including but not limited to students, faculty, staff, student employees and volunteers is responsible for observing and adhering to the smoke and tobacco-free policy.

For the purposes of this policy, the following definitions shall apply:

E-Cigarette Use (also known as Vape, Vaping): means any form of electronic smoking or use of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems.

Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (also known as e-cigarettes): means an electronic device, whether for one-time use or reusable, that can be used to deliver nicotine or another substance to a person inhaling from the device including, but not limited to, electronic cigarettes, electronic cigars, electronic cigarillos, electronic pipes, vaping pens, hookah pens and other similar devices that rely on vaporization or aerosolization; provided, however, that “electronic nicotine delivery system” shall also include any noncombustible liquid or gel that is manufactured into a finished product for use in such electronic device; provided further, that “electronic nicotine delivery system” shall also include any component, part or accessory of a device used during the operation of the device even if the part or accessory was sold separately; provided further, that “electronic nicotine delivery system” shall not include a product that has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the sale of or use as a tobacco cessation product or for other medical purposes and is marketed and sold or prescribed exclusively for that approved purpose.

Tobacco Product: means a product containing or made or derived from tobacco or nicotine that is intended for human consumption, whether smoked, chewed, absorbed, dissolved, inhaled, snorted, sniffed or ingested by any other means including, but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, little cigars, chewing tobacco, pipe tobacco, snuff, electronic cigarettes, electronic cigars, electronic pipes, electronic nicotine delivery systems or any other similar products that rely on vaporization or aerosolization regardless of nicotine content in the product; provided, however, that “tobacco product” shall also include any component, part or accessory of a tobacco product; and provided further, that “tobacco product” shall not include a product that has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the sale of or use as a tobacco cessation product or for other medical purposes and is marketed and sold or prescribed exclusively for the approved purpose.

Smoking (or Smoke): means the inhaling, exhaling, burning or carrying of a lighted or heated cigar, cigarette, cigarillos, mini-cigars, hookah, pipe or other tobacco product intended for inhalation in any manner or form, including the use of e-cigarettes, electronic cigars, electronic pipes or other similar products that rely on vaporization or aerosolization.

Use of tobacco products, smoking and/or e-cigarette use will not be permitted on Quincy College premises or at any event or social activity sponsored by Quincy College. This includes: campus buildings, parking structure, parking lots, grounds areas, and in all QC owned, leased, or rented vehicles.

Exception: Students, staff, faculty, and visitors may smoke in their own personal vehicle, with the windows completely rolled up, if on QC property.

The sale, advertising, promotion, or distribution of tobacco products is also prohibited on all college owned or leased property. Tobacco Products will not be sold on campus either through vending machines or campus establishments.

Any employee who violates this policy will be subject to the appropriate disciplinary action up to and including termination. Any student who violates this policy would be subject to a disciplinary process according to Policy 6.16 (Student Code of Conduct Policy). For unit employees, this disciplinary action will be in accordance with the relevant provisions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement. Disciplinary action may include suspension from employment, mandatory conditions of continuing employment, or termination of employment.

Individuals with addictions are entitled to reasonable accommodations that permit the individual to perform the essential functions of the individual’s job. Reasonable accommodations may include such things as permitting the individual to attend counseling, or providing the individual with leave in order to participate in rehabilitation services or to otherwise control their addiction. Should an employee require a reasonable accommodation, they should contact Human Resources.

It is the policy and intent of Quincy College to comply with enforce as policy all municipal, state and federal laws on College property and to initiate disciplinary where appropriate for policy violations.

Original: June 2007
Revised: March 2014, October 2022
Updated: July 2024; August 2024