The following list is a sampling of colleges and universities within Collin County. It is not comprehensive.

Collin College-Allen Center Address: 300 Rivercrest Blvd., Allen Phone: 972-377-1060 Website: www.collin.edu/campuses/allen Tuition: $504 (in-county), $996 (out-of-county), $1,716 (out-of-state) Enrollment: 552 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: $504 (in-county), $996 (out-of-county), $1,716 (out-of-state) Enrollment: 4,665 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-Preston Ridge Address: 9700 Wade Blvd., Frisco Phone: 972-377-1790 Website: www.collin.edu/campuses/prestonridge Tuition: $504 (in-county), $996 (out-of-county), $1,716 (out-of-state) Enrollment: 8,069 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.

Collin College-Spring Creek Address: 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway, Plano Phone: 972-881-5790 Website: www.collin.edu/campuses/springcreek Tuition: $504 (in-county), $996 (out-of-county), $1,716 (out-of-state) Enrollment: 12,654 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.

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: 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.

Collin Higher Education Center Address: 3452 Spur 399, McKinney Phone: 972-599-3100 Website: www.collin.edu/chec Tuition: 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.

Dallas Baptist University-North Address: 2805 N. Dallas Parkway, Ste. 450, 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 majors. The campus also offers master’s-level courses.

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

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: $5,076.80 (in-state), $5,676.80 (Oklahoma resident), $9,972.80 (out-of-state) 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 An extension of the main UNT campus, professors from the same departments as the main campus also teach at the Frisco location.

University of Texas at Dallas Address: 800 W. Campbell Road, Richardson Phone: 972-883-2111 Website: www.utdallas.edu Tuition: $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.