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.