Campus Departments

Sinclair Community College has created designated smoking locations to comply with Ohio state law. Below are the approved smoking locations at the downtown campus.

Building 2 south west steps under the overhang
Building 5 west side between Bldgs 5 and 8
Building 7 north terrace area of Tartan Marketplace
Buildign 7 south on either side of bldg. under overhang
In the center of the main plaza
Building 8 south of plaza
Building 10 north steps on east end
Building 12 west plaza facing main campus
Building 12 sout east plaza facing Perry Street
Building 13 west under pedestrian bridge
Building 14 east plaza facing Perry Street
Building 16 near the air unit fencing
Building 19 north side by alley
Building 20 near the art display
Building 20 southeast plaza facing the river
Lot A first floor behind PMI Office

If there is no ashtray in the area, you must be at least 25 feet away from a facility entrance.

There is no smoking permitted outside the buildings at the Englewood, Huber Heights and Preble County Learning Centers. Smoking is permitted at the Courseview Campus Center just west of the main entrance.

On May 3, 2007 the law enforcement section of the smoking law went into effect. A citation may be issued for the law violation. We are partnering with Human Resources, Student Judicial Affairs and the Public Health Dayton and Montgomery County to assist with the enforcement.

There are three types of violations:

ORC Code 3794.05 - the Ohio Smoking ban states that a person must be more than 10 feet from an entrance. This offense may result in a citation in the amount of $100 payable to the Public Health of Dayton and Montgomery County

ORC Code 3791.031 - Prohibits smoking inside all buildings on campus. A violation of this offense is a minor misdemeanor. Citations will be issued and will be forwarded to the Public Health Dayton and Montgomery County.

Violations of the Sinclair smoking policies outside the scope of the state law will result in the person being referred to the respective department in charge of disciplinary actions. (Student Services or Human Resources).

For more information on the Ohio Smoking law visit the Ohio Department of Health's webpage at http://www.odh.state.oh.us/alerts/ohiosmokingban.aspx