College Facts

Founded in 1985.
Offers associate of arts, science and applied science degrees, associate of arts in teaching, certificates and marketable skills achievement awards.
Comprised of:
- CCCCD@Allen - 300 Rivercrest Blvd., Allen
- Central Park Campus - 2200 W. University Drive, McKinney
- Courtyard Center for Professional and Economic Development - 4800 Preston Park Blvd., Plano
- Preston Ridge Campus - 9700 Wade Blvd., Frisco
- Spring Creek Campus - 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway, Plano
- Rockwall Center for Higher Education - 1050 Williams St., Rockwall
- Collin Higher Education Center, opening spring 2010 - 3452 Spur 399, McKinney, TX
Serves more than 46,000 credit and continuing education students annually.
Accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees and certificates.
Mascot is the Cougar.
Colors are blue and black.
Student- to full-time faculty ratio is 22:1.
Employee breakdown:
- full-time faculty - 280
- associate faculty - 834
- continuing education faculty - 121
- staff and administrators - 556
Faculty include two U.S. Professors of the Year, a Texas Professor of the Year and four Minnie Stevens Piper Professors.
About 80 percent of Collin College students intend to transfer to a university.
In 2000, the college processed $2.4 million in financial aid and scholarships and in 2008-09, the college processed $26.4 million in financial aid and scholarships.
Top 10 universities Collin College students transfer to:
- The University of Texas at Dallas
- University of North Texas
- The University of Texas at Austin
- Texas A&M University
- Texas Tech University
- Texas Woman's University
- Texas A&M University-Commerce
- Texas State University
- The University of Texas at Arlington
- Stephen F. Austin State University
The number of spring 2009 high school graduates that enrolled at Collin College:
- Plano ISD - 854 students
- Allen ISD - 363 students
- McKinney ISD - 314 students
- Frisco ISD - 353 students