Community colleges


 

Collin College-Allen Center
Address: 300 Rivercrest Blvd., Allen
Phone: 972-377-1060
Website: www.collin.edu/campuses/allen
Tuition per semester: $504 (in-county), $996 (out-of-county), $1,716 (out-of-state)
Enrollment: 27,656 (all campuses)
Test averages: must meet Texas Success Initiative Assessment requirements or qualify for waivers through the SAT, ACT or STAAR tests
Transfer rate: 35.7 percent (all campuses)
Located at Allen High School, the Allen Center offers dual credit for high school students.


Collin College-Central Park
Address: 2200 W. University Drive, McKinney
Phone: 972-548-6790
Website: www.collin.edu/campuses/centralpark
Tuition per semester: $504 (in-county), $996 (out-of-county), $1,716 (out-of-state)
Enrollment: 27,656 (all campuses)
Test averages: must meet Texas Success Initiative Assessment requirements or qualify for waivers through the SAT, ACT or STAAR tests
Transfer rate: 35.7 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-Courtyard Center
Address: 4800 Preston Park Blvd., Plano
Phone: 972-985-3790
Website: www.collin.edu/campuses/courtyard
Tuition per semester: $504 (in-county), $996 (out-of-county), $1,716 (out-of-state)
Enrollment: 27,656 (all campuses)
Test averages: must meet Texas Success Initiative Assessment requirements or qualify for waivers through the SAT, ACT or STAAR tests
Transfer rate: 35.7 percent (all campuses)
The Courtyard Center opened in 1993. The center includes courses in continuing education and workforce development, the Center for Workforce and Economic Development and the Collin Small Business Development Center.


Collin College-Preston Ridge
Address: 9700 Wade Blvd., Frisco
Phone: 972-377-1790
Website: www.collin.edu/campuses/prestonridge
Tuition per semester: $504 (in-county), $996 (out-of-county), $1,716 (out-of-state)
Enrollment: 27,656 (all campuses)
Test averages: must meet Texas Success Initiative Assessment requirements or qualify for waivers through the SAT, ACT or STAAR tests
Transfer rate: 35.7 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.




Higher Education Focus 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.[/caption]

Collin College-Spring Creek
Address: 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway, Plano
Phone: 972-881-5790
Website: www.collin.edu/campuses/springcreek
Tuition per semester: $504 (in-county), $996 (out-of-county), $1,716 (out-of-state)
Enrollment: 27,656 (all campuses)
Test averages: must meet Texas Success Initiative Assessment requirements or qualify for waivers through the SAT, ACT or STAAR tests
Transfer rate: 35.7 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.aspx
Tuition per semester: $984 (in-district), $1,560 (out-of-district), $2,616 (out-of-state)
Enrollment: 6,038
Test averages: open admissions policy
Transfer rate: 30.6 percent
NCTC-Corinth 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.aspx
Tuition per semester: $984 (in-district), $1,560 (out-of-district), $2,616 (out-of-state)
Enrollment: 1,926
Test averages: open admissions policy
Transfer rate: 27.8 percent
NCTC-Flower Mound offers certification in general education, workforce and technical education, and developmental education.




Higher Education Focus Amberton is a school for working adults. Applicants must be at least age 21 and have already completed coursework at another accredited university.[/caption]

Universities


 

Amberton University
Address: 3880 Parkwood Blvd., Frisco
Phone: 972-279-6511
Website: www.amberton.edu
Tuition per semester: $3,000
Enrollment: average 200-250 per session
Graduation rate: 61 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.


Dallas Baptist University-North
Address: 2805 N. Dallas Parkway, Ste. 450, Plano
Phone: 214-333-5777
Website: www.dbu.edu/north
Tuition per semester: $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. The campus also offers master’s-level courses as well.


Pepperdine University Executive MBA Dallas Center
Address: 7121 Bishop Road, Plano
Phone: 310-506-4000
Website: www.bschool.pepperdine.edu/dallas-executive
Tuition per semester: $24,600
Enrollment: N/A
Graduation rates: N/A
The Dallas Center strictly offers an executive MBA program, which is designed for mid- to senior-level executives.


Texas Woman’s University
Address: 304 Administration Drive, Denton
Phone: 940-898-2000
Website: www.twu.edu
Tuition per semester: $2,475.12 (in-state), $7,371.12 (out-of-state), $2,835.12 (Oklahoma resident)
Enrollment: 12,490
Test averages: 410-530 SAT Critical Reading, 430-530 SAT Math, 17 ACT Composite, 15 ACT Math, 20 ACT English
Graduation rate: 40.5 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 per semester: $5,076.80 (in-state), $9,972.80 (out-of-state), $5,676.80 (Oklahoma resident)
Enrollment: 37,175
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, 20-25 ACT English, 6-8 ACT writing
Graduation rate: 50.6 percent
Nationally recognized programs at UNT include its music, journalism and visual arts programs. UNT is also considered a Tier 1 university by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.


University of North Texas New College at Frisco
Address: 2811 Internet Blvd., Ste. 100, Frisco
Phone: 972-668-7100
Website: www.newcollege.unt.edu
Tuition per semester: $5,076.80 (in-state), $9,972.80 (out-of-state), $5,676.80 (Oklahoma resident)
Enrollment: 180
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, 20-25 ACT English, 6-8 ACT writing
Graduation rates: 50.6 percent
This an extension of the main UNT campus. Professors from the same departments as the main campus also teach at the Frisco location.




Higher Education Focus 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.[/caption]

University of Texas at Dallas
Address: 800 W. Campbell Road, Richardson
Phone: 972-883-2111
Website: www.utdallas.edu
Tuition per semester: $5,596 (in-state), $14,404 (out-of-state)
Enrollment: 24,554
Test averages: 1257 SAT, 28 ACT
Graduation rate: 67 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.



Other


Collin Higher Education Center
Address: 3452 Spur 399, McKinney
Phone: 972-599-3100
Website: www.collin.edu/chec
Tuition per semester: dependent on institution
Enrollment: 1,417
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.


This list is not comprehensive.


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