Collin College-Allen Center
Address: 300 Rivercrest Blvd., Allen Phone: 972-377-1060 Website: www.collin.edu/campuses/allen Tuition: $470 (in-county), $938 (out-of-county), $1658 (out-of-state) Enrollment: 497 Test averages: open admissions policy Transfer rate: 39.1 percent (all campuses)
Located at Allen High School, the Allen Center offers dual credit for high school students as well as standard credit for college students.
Collin College-Central Park
Address: 2200 W. University Drive, McKinney Phone: 972-548-6790 Website: www.collin.edu/campuses/centralpark Tuition: $470 (in-county), $938 (out-of-county), $1658 (out-of-state) Enrollment: 4,792 Test averages: open admissions policy Transfer rate: 39.1 percent (all campuses)
The original Collin College campus, the Central Park campus is home to nationally recognized health science programs, including nursing, dental hygiene and fire science.
Collin College-Preston Ridge
Address: 9700 Wade Blvd., Frisco Phone: 972-377-1790 Website: www.collin.edu/campuses/prestonridge Tuition: $470 (in-county), $938 (out-of-county), $1658 (out-of-state) Enrollment: 8,380 Test averages: open admissions policy Transfer rate: 39.1 percent (all campuses)
The Preston Ridge campus houses the award-winning Institute of Hospitality and Culinary Education as well as programs in technology and engineering.
Collin College-Spring Creek
Address: 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway, Plano Phone: 972-881-5790 Website: www.collin.edu/campuses/springcreek Tuition: $470 (in-county), $938 (out-of-county), $1658 (out-of-state) Enrollment: 12,992 Test averages: open admissions policy Transfer rate: 39.1 percent (all campuses)
Spring Creek’s Child Development Program was the first in Texas to receive exemplary program status from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
North Central Texas College-Corinth
Address: 1500 N. Corinth St., Corinth Phone: 940-498-6282 Website: www.nctc.edu/campuspages/corinthcampus Tuition: $720 (in-district), $1,224 (out-of-district), $1,908 (out-of-state) Enrollment: 6,038 Test averages: open admissions policy Transfer rate: 20 percent
NCTC offers medical degrees and certifications, technical degrees and certifications and computer degrees and certifications.
North Central Texas College-Flower Mound
Address: 1200 Parker Square, Flower Mound Phone: 972-899-8400 Website: www.nctc.edu/campuspages/flowermound Tuition: $720 (in-district), $1,224 (out-of-district), $1,908 (out-of-state) Enrollment: 1,834 Test averages: open admissions policy Transfer rate: 20 percent
NCTC offers certification in general education, workforce and technical education, and developmental education.
Amberton University
Address: 3880 Parkwood Blvd., Frisco Phone: 972-279-6511 Website: www.amberton.edu Tuition: $3,000 Enrollment: average 200-250 per session Graduation rate: 59 percent graduating within eight years
Amberton is a school for working adults. Applicants must be at least age 21 and have already completed coursework at another accredited university.
Collin Higher Education Center
Address: 3452 Spur 399, McKinney Phone: 972-599-3100 Website: www.collin.edu/chec Tuition: Dependent on institution Enrollment: 1,505 Test averages: dependent on institution
CHEC is a partnership among Collin College, the University of North Texas, Texas Woman’s University, Texas A&M University-Commerce and the University of Texas at Dallas. Students are able to take courses for credit toward bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees.
Dallas Baptist University-North
Address: 2805 N. Dallas Parkway, Ste. 140, Plano Phone: 214-333-5777 Website: www.dbu.edu/north Tuition: $9,756 Enrollment: 177 Test averages: 472-656 SAT Critical Reading, 476-648 SAT Math, 18-27 ACT Composite Graduation rate: 55 percent (all campuses)
DBU-North offers a rotation of courses for several bachelor’s degrees including communication, counseling and business administration.
Texas Woman’s University
Address: 304 Administration Drive, Denton Phone: 940-898-2000 Website: www.twu.edu Tuition: $2,379.84 (in-state), $7,059.84 (out-of-state) Enrollment: 15,075 Test averages: 410-530 SAT Critical Reading, 430-530 SAT Math, 17 ACT Composite, 15 ACT Math, 20 ACT English Graduation rate: 47 percent
TWU is the largest university primarily for women in the United States.
University of North Texas
Address: 1155 Union Circle, Denton Phone: 940-565-2000 Website: www.unt.edu Tuition: $4,672.70 (in-state), $9,016.70 (out-of-state) Enrollment: 36,216 Test averages: 490-600 SAT Critical Reading, 500-610 SAT Math, 460-570 SAT Writing, 6-8 SAT Essay, 21-26 ACT Composite, 20-26 ACT Math, 19-25 ACT English, 6-8 ACT Writing Graduation rate: 50 percent
Nationally recognized programs at UNT include its music, journalism and visual arts programs.
University of Texas at Dallas
Address: 800 W. Campbell Road, Richardson Phone: 972-883-2111
Website: www.utdallas.edu Tuition: $5,432 (in-state), $13,447 (out-of-state) Enrollment: 23,095 Test averages: 550-670 SAT Critical Reading, 600-700 SAT Math, 530-660 SAT Writing, 25-31 ACT Composite, 26-32 ACT Math, 24-32 ACT English Graduation rate: 71 percent
The Naveen Jindal School of Management is the largest of the university’s seven schools and is ranked high among business programs by several publications and institutions.
ITS Academy of Beauty No. 17
Address: 1717 E. Spring Creek Parkway, Plano Phone: 972-881-0577 Website: www.itsacademyofbeauty.com Tuition: $17,995
Accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, the cosmetology program takes approximately 12 months for a full-time student to complete.
ITS Academy of Beauty No. 21
Address: 2215 S. Loop 288, Ste. 418, Denton Phone: 940-382-6734 Website: www.itsacademyofbeauty.com Tuition: $15,495
Accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, the cosmetology program takes approximately 12 months to complete.
Ogle School
Address: 2324 San Jacinto Blvd., Ste. 207, Denton Phone: 866-575-9767 Tuition: $16,350
Accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, the cosmetology program takes an average of 11 months to complete.
Regency Beauty Institute
Address: 1017 N. Central Expressway, Ste. 200, Plano Phone: 800-787-6456 Website: www.regency.edu Tuition: $17,400
The school is accredited by the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences.
Toni and Guy Hairdressing Academy
Address: 1921 Preston Road, Ste. 2022, Plano Phone: 972-810-1286 Website: dallas.toniguy.edu Tuition: $17,500 for a 44-week cosmetology program
The school is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges.