About 530 colleges across the country that have implemented 100 % smoke - free programs . `` They typically come about because students and faculty are questioning the role of tobacco in an educational setting and deciding to discourage its use and exposure , '' Williams said . Ozarks Technical Community College in Missouri started the first smoking ban in 2003 . More students have sought treatment at University of Kentucky since it banned tobacco in 2005 . Some expect the bans to spread to all college campuses .
About 530 colleges across the country that have implemented 100 % smoke - free programs . Ozarks Technical Community College in Missouri started the first smoking ban in 2003 . More students have sought treatment at University of Kentucky since it banned tobacco in 2005 . Some expect the bans to spread to all college campuses .