In accordance with the Florida Clean Air Act, the College has established a no smoking program. Broward College is committed to promoting a safe and healthy environment for its faculty, staff, students and visitors. Extensive research shows that tobacco use, including smoking and breathing secondhand smoke, is a health hazard. Accordingly, the District Board of Trustees has established a tobacco-free college environment.

The use, distribution or sale of tobacco or objects or devices intended to simulate tobacco use, is prohibited, including, but not limited to the following:

• Cigarettes
• Cigars
• Pipes
• Chewing tobacco
• Snuff
• Vapor devices
• Water pipes
• Hookah
• Electric cigarettes and cigars
• Any other nicotine or tobacco delivery devices (including vaping devices)

This tobacco and smoke free policy is in effect and the prohibited areas include, but are not limited to, atria, entranceways, enclosed hallways within buildings, parking lots, grounds, rooftops, courtyards and exit ways. Smoking is prohibited in College owned or leased vehicles, whether or not on College property, for all indoor spaces, outdoor locations, including parking lots.

Visit Broward College Policy 6Hx2-7.21 regarding the tobacco- and smoke-free environment policy to learn more.