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Collin County Community College District

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School Notes:

• Since offering its first classes at area high schools in 1985, Collin County Community College District (Collin) has expanded to serve more than 40,000 credit and continuing education students each year. The only public college in the county, Collin offers more than 100 degrees and certificates in a wide range of disciplines.
• With six locations and more than 100 certificates and programs, Collin has firmly established itself as the premier academic institute of North Texas. Collin offers a variety of plans designed to prepare students for a college or university degree. Some options include pursuing an associate degree, completing the core curriculum or a field of study, or beginning coursework in a pre-professional program. The Associate of Arts, Associate of Arts in Teaching, and Associate of Science degrees are designed for students planning to transfer course credits to a baccalaureate degree program at a college or university.
• In addition to core curriculum, Collin offers extensive training in the health professions and public service fields, including nursing, respiratory therapy, dental hygiene, emergency medical services, fire science, and law enforcement. Certificates can be earned in a wide range of high-tech fields, as well. Augmenting the computer networking technology program, Collin is one of six national Cisco Certified Training Centers.
• The Courtyard Center for Professional and Economic Development (CYC) opened in 1993. Located on Preston Park Boulevard in Plano near the intersection of Park and Preston, the CYC complex houses the Continuing Education and Workforce Development Division, the Small Business Development Center and the Business Solutions Group, which provides customized training to area businesses. Courses offered at CYC include career development, real estate, contract and corporate training, and Seniors Active in Learning (SAIL).
• Collin County Community College District is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees and certificates.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• TI opens 300mm analog fab in Texas (EE Times Asia)
  posted on October 1, 2009 at 04:56:34 pm
  Texas Instruments Inc. has opened a manufacturing facility in Richardson, Texas, claimed to be the only production facility to use 300mm silicon wafers to manufacture analog chips . The RFAB will give TI a strategic advantage in high-volume production because thousands of analog chips can be etched onto each of these wafers, more than double the number on the more commonly used and smaller 200mm ...
• Dallas-Fort Worth community colleges' enrollments rise by double digits (Dallas Morning News)
  posted on September 1, 2009 at 03:37:13 am
  REX C. CURRY / Special ContributorEnrollment in the state's community colleges has climbed steadily for years, but this fall's figures are a definite surge.
• Dallas-Fort Worth community colleges making wish lists for stimulus funding (Dallas Morning News)
  posted on August 16, 2009 at 02:57:45 am
  North Texas community colleges have spent the past month drawing up wish lists in anticipation of $12 billion in federal stimulus money destined for the nation's two-year colleges.
• Planning for the long run (The UTD Mercury)
  posted on March 30, 2009 at 05:52:48 pm
  Editor's Note: This is the conclusion of a five-part series examining Project Emmitt and its legacy for UTD and the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science. This installment explores how Project Emmitt has impacted the broader community.
• Community college planning expansion into Farmersville (Herald-Banner)
  posted on February 20, 2009 at 06:29:09 am
  FARMERSVILLE — A new opportunity for higher education may soon appear in Farmersville. The Farmersville High School cafeteria was crowded Thursday night for a town hall meeting regarding the strategic plans of the Collin County Community College District.

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