Smoking Policy

To promote a safe, clean and healthy learning environment, McHenry County College prohibits smoking inside all College facilities, inside all College vehicles, and at all designated smoke-free entranceways to College facilities.

Read MCC's smoking procedure PDF

Those who wish to smoke must do so in designated outdoor smoking areas with proper ash receptacles. Smokers must properly dispose of cigarette/cigar remains in designated ash receptacles. Refusal to comply with this policy shall be met with increasingly severe penalties.

three designated smoking areas on campus

Smoking is permitted in three areas on the main campus:

Patio of Building A facing the pond
Outside of Building E near the circle drive
Fifteen feet away from Building A entrance adjacent to Parking Lot C

Beginning February 15, 2010, the College will enforce this policy as follows:

All violators shall be issued citations by the Department of Campus Safety and Security and are required to pay the following fines:

First offense - $50
Second and subsequent offenses - Fines up to $250

All fines are to be paid within seven days of the date the citation was issued.

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