Type Community college Students 53,000 Total enrollment 52,812 (2011) President Neil Matkin | Established 1985 Phone +1 972-548-6790 Colors Black, Blue | |
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Motto "We have a passion for: Learning, Service and Involvement, Creativity and Innovation, Academic Excellence, Dignity and Respect, and Integrity" Undergraduate tuition and fees Local tuition: 1,174 USD (2015), Domestic tuition: 4,144 USD (2015) Notable alumni Michael Urie, Scott Michael Foster, Laura Bailey, Carly Patterson, Cherami Leigh Similar Richland College, University of Texas at Dallas, Texas A&M University–Commerce, Brookhaven College, University of North Texas Profiles | ||
Collin College, formerly known as the Collin County Community College District, CCCCD, or CCCC, is a community college district which serves Collin and Rockwall counties, located north and northeast of Dallas. Founded in 1985, the district has grown as the county has grown: from around 5,000 students in 1986 to nearly 53,000 credit and continuing education students annually. In March 2007, the college re-branded itself "Collin College." The college changed its domain name to collin.edu in January 2010. The district headquarters is located in the Collin Higher Education Center (CHEC) in McKinney.
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- 3 collin college police officers suing after exposing alleged scheme
- Campuses
- Collin Higher Education Center
- Athletics
- Crisis intervention training
- Notable faculty
- References
As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of Collin College includes all of Collin and Rockwall counties, and those portions of Denton County within the cities of Frisco and The Colony, and those portions of the county included within the Celina and Prosper school districts.
3 collin college police officers suing after exposing alleged scheme
Campuses
The Central Park Campus in McKinney opened in 1985 with comprehensive renovations completed in the fall of 2009. New features include a multi-story parking garage, library, classrooms, offices, student development center and clock tower. The new library building totals 73,500 square feet (6,830 m2). In January 2016, Collin College added a 125,000-square-foot state of the art Health Sciences Center. The building boasts The Central Park Campus is a comprehensive campus.
The Spring Creek campus in Plano opened in fall of 1988. By number of students, this campus is the largest, providing general classes and housing the college system's honors, fine arts, and athletics programs. The campus features a 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2) art gallery, theatre center, gymnasium (Cougar Hall), and tennis facilities (Brinker Center Court). In January 2013, the college opened a brand new 88,0000 square-foot library building with majestic architecture inspired by Thomas Jefferson’s design for the University of Virginia.
The Preston Ridge Campus in Frisco opened in July 1995. In 2014, thanks to a $2 million gift for scholarships by Roger and Jody Lawler of Frisco, the campus renamed their 70,000-square-foot (6,500 m2) building from "D Building" to "Lawler Hall" in honor of the donation. Collin College's business and high-tech programs are centered at Preston Ridge, and the culinary arts program moved there in 2009.
Collin College also has campuses of smaller capacity in Allen, located in Allen High School, in Plano, for continuing education, and one in Rockwall.
The district headquarters is located in the Collin Higher Education Center (CHEC) in McKinney, which opened in January 2010. It is located at the intersection of the Central Expressway (U.S. Route 75) and Texas State Highway 121.
Collin Higher Education Center
In January 2010, Collin College opened the doors to its much-anticipated Higher Education Center, located at the intersection of Central Expressway and State Hwy. 121 in McKinney.
The Higher Education Center hosts – among other things – a number of bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs from four North Texas universities: Texas A&M University-Commerce, Texas Woman’s University, The University of Texas at Dallas and the University of North Texas.
Offerings vary per university. Programs range from communications, teaching, management, Spanish, psychology, child development, counseling, nursing, criminal justice, business administration and accounting.
Athletics
The Plano campus has an athletic program that offers scholarships in Men and Women's basketball and tennis. The teams are known as the Collin College Cougars and compete in the North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference in the NJCAA.
Crisis intervention training
Collin College provides training for law enforcement officers in North Texas, especially in the Collin County and Dallas area. The training is certified by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, and is a 40-hour class based on the Memphis training model. The training is in the classroom, with reality-based conflict resolution, with presentation by the mentally ill and professional mental health providers.