70%

University of California (UC)

  • All 10 UC campuses and five medical hospitals are 100% smoke and tobacco-free, including e-cigarettes.

  • A systemwide policy was adopted in 2012 and fully implemented by 2014.

California State University (CSU)

  • All 23 CSU campuses are 100% smoke and tobacco-free, including electronic smoking devices.

  • The system adopted a comprehensive policy in April 2017.

California Community Colleges (CCC)

  • 69% (80 of 115 campuses) are currently 100% smoke or tobacco-free.

  • 65 campuses prohibit all tobacco products including e-cigarettes.

  • 11 campuses are fully smoke-free including e-cigarettes.

  • In 2018, the CCC Board of Governors adopted a statewide resolution encouraging smoke/tobacco-free campuses.

Four-Year vs. Two-Year Institutions

California is home to 33 public four-year institutions (10 UC, 23 CSU) and 117 two-year community colleges. When comparing data collected from UC and CSU campuses to community colleges, some interesting findings were made.

  • 70% of community colleges are 100% smoke or tobacco-free compared to 100% of UC and CSU campuses

  • 91% of community colleges include e-cigarettes in their policies compared to 100% of UC and CSU campuses

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