Table 4.

Themes reflecting community college smoking policy and policy enforcement

Theme	Sample Quote
Colleges are unable to enforce smoking policies (quotes 1 – 2)	When there is smoking, it is right in front of the doors, which makes it, you know, not too attractive, or it’s inconvenient, you know the smell and things like that they have um, this uh common area where smokers go and again its right in front of the door and it’s just um, a cigarette the ashtray is there but nobody uses the ashtray. (Female, Returning Student)
	Well the grass, there used to be a blue line up against the grass that, saying you had to be the other side of that blue line before you lit up. And it, it was obeyed for awhile and then people started not obeying it and well, why do I have to if he’s not, it eventually just faded away. And if a safety officer happens to be walking through, he’ll say yeah, you got to get over there. But like I said there’s not enough of the safety officers to patrol the courtyard. (Male, Veteran)
Officials lack of awareness to establish and enforce policies (quotes 3 – 4)	The smokers and the non-smokers are constantly arguing against the other group. And essentially the faculty and staff are fit to be tied, all they can do is wait on regulations. (Director of Health)
	As a community college, our sponsor is the county. The SUNY chancellor’s recommendations can be interpreted differently by community colleges. Depending on how they’re interpreted, we may or may not abide by them. (Director of Health)