Collin County Community College District: Narrative Description

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COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT F-10

4800 Preston Park Blvd.
Plano, TX 75093-8309
Tel: (972)758-3800; Admissions: (972)881-5174; Fax: (972)758-5468; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: http://www.ccccd.edu/

Description: State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1985. Setting: 333-acre suburban campus with easy access to Dallas-Fort Worth. Endowment: $925,270. Educational spending 2002-03: $2671 per student. Total enrollment: 16,574. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 25:1. Full-time: 6,621 students, 52% women, 48% men. Part-time: 9,953 students, 61% women, 39% men. Students come from 44 states and territories, 86 other countries, 3% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 8% Hispanic, 7% black, 6% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 8% international, 37% 25 or older, 11% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission except for selective admissions to some programs. Options: electronic application, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: THEA. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. Area resident tuition: $750 Full-time, $25 per credit hour part-time. State resident tuition: $930 full-time, $31 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $2340 full-time, $78 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $304 full-time, $10 per credit hour part-time, $2 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group. Social organizations: 26 open to all. Most popular organizations: Phi Theta Kappa, LULAC/BSN, Baptist Student Ministry, Psi Beta, Collin Nursing Student Association. Major annual events: Welcome Week events, Get the Scoop on Student Groups, Safe Break activities. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. College housing not available. Main library plus 3 others with 129,032 books, 4,000 microform titles, 940 serials, 17,342 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $2.6 million. 1,858 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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