Collin College
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Collin County Community College (1985-2007) |
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| Motto | "We have a passion for: Learning, Service and Involvement, Creativity and Innovation, Academic Excellence, Dignity and Respect, and Integrity" |
| Type | Community college |
| Established | 1985 |
| President | Neil Matkin |
| Students | 53,000 |
| Location | Collin County, Texas, USA |
| Athletics | NJCAA – NTJCAC |
| Mascot | Cougar |
| Website | www.collin.edu |
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.
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.
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.
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