By: Marisela Cadena-Smith The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Power Leadership Breakfast drew a packed house to Collin College’s Plano Campus (Spring Creek) Living Legends Conference Center, Jan. 18. The event celebrates Dr. King’s legacy and his vision for a more just, equitable world. In keeping with the year…
Last August, the Collin College Board of Trustees passed a new residential homestead exemption. This is the first year that qualifying Collin County homeowners will benefit from a reduction in taxes from the exemption. The exemption is equal to the greater of $5,000 or a one percent exemption of the…
“I’ve Gotta Be Me” Golden Rainbow, Steve Lawrence; lyrics by Walter Marks By Karyn Brodsky By the end of high school, students are attempting to break the mold and distinguish themselves, especially as they package themselves for college. Dr. Cary Israel, current Executive Advisory Board Member and consultant…
Three decades of Collin College leadership were present at the ceremonial ribbon cutting for the Cary A. Israel Health Sciences Center, a new building on Collin College’s Central Park Campus in McKinney. The new facility provides state-of-the-art learning spaces for the college’s quickly growing health sciences programs. “This health sciences…
WEEKEND COLLEGE OFFERS OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS FALL REGISTRATION OPENS TO ALL APRIL 24 Do you want to go to college, but don’t feel like you have the time? Weekend College might be the answer. Weekend College at Collin College offers the flexibility of Friday night, Saturday and Sunday classes…
Cary Israel Leaves A Legacy at Collin College By Jenny Wood/ Education & Schools Editor When Cary Israel took the helm of Collin County’s only public college in 1999, the school was called Collin County Community College and had a total enrollment of 30,000 students. Today, the renamed Collin…
Collin College and Baylor University Announce Partnership on New ‘Baylor Bound’ Transfer Agreement Agreement will help students transfer more easily between the two institutions MCKINNEY, Texas (Jan. 26, 2015) – Collin College and Baylor University today announced the creation of a formal Baylor Bound transfer agreement that will help students…