Collin College, formerly known as Collin County Community College District, continues to grow, recently completing an expansion and update of its original McKinney Central Park Campus at 2200 W. University Dr.

Central Park campus features a new Jeffersonian-style library, complete with a coffee bar and an expanded Consumer Health Information Center. The renovations also include classrooms, offices and an expanded student services area.

Located in McKinney just west of U.S. Highway 75 on Highway 380, it offers a range of transferable, general education classes, as well as allied health programs. The James and Pat Aston Center for Health Studies continues to grow in response to the demand for nurses and related health care professionals. 

Next spring, the college will open the Collin Higher Education Center, which will allow Collin College students to transfer and complete University baccalaureate degrees close to home. Master’s and even doctoral degrees will be available.

Under construction at the intersection of Central Expressway and the Sam Rayburn Tollway in McKinney, the center will house representatives from Collin College and five local universities and will offer 25 degree programs with more to come in the future.

To learn more about the Collin College and the Collin Higher Education Center, visit: http://www.ccccd.edu. 

“University centers have been successful across the country,” says Collin College president Dr. Cary Israel. “Our Higher Education Center will offer convenient access to quality degree programs. With its fast-growing, education minded population, Collin County will certainly be a location where a university center can thrive.”

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For the youngest members of the community, the McKinney Independent School District continues to blossom, with a fall 2009 enrollment topping 23,500 students.
 

McKinney ISD is home to four National Blue Ribbon Schools (Eddins Elementary School, Glen Oaks Elementary School, Valley Creek Elementary School, and Wolford Elementary School). Recently, 16 of 19 MISD elementary schools were rated either Recognized or Exemplary by the Texas Education Agency. Four out of five middle schools, as well as McKinney Boyd High School, were also named Recognized schools. The MISD has also earned recognition for its Gifted and Talented Program, and student participation and performance in Advanced Placement (AP) courses ranks    among the highest in the D-FW area.

MISD recently opened the Herman Lawson Early Childhood Center, named after a revered math teacher who retired in 1989 after 32 years in the classroom. The center will house Early Head Start, Head Start, the Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities and other pre-kindergarten programs offered by the district.

Located in west McKinney near the intersection of Wolford and Dowell streets, the Lawson school will include 90,000 square feet of space specifically designed for preschoolers plus three outdoor playgrounds and a group activity zone.

To learn more about the McKinney Independent School District,  visit: http://www.mckinneyisd.net.

As published in The Dallas Morning News

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