Collin County Community College District, Plano, Tex.
Building Type: Academic
Construction Type: New
Cost: $30-million
Square Footage: 125,000
Architect: PBK Architects Inc.
Contractor: Lee Lewis Construction Inc.
Opened: 2010
At this facility, in McKinney, Tex., students can take courses from Collin County Community College as well as from five area universities—Dallas Baptist University, Texas A&M University at Commerce, Texas Woman’s University, the University of North Texas, and the University of Texas at Dallas. The five partner institutions offer upper-division undergraduate courses as well as graduate-level courses. The facility houses the community college’s administrative offices and offers 24 classrooms, a student-service center, and a learning-resource center.
(Photos: Nick Young)
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One Response to Campus Architecture Database: Collin Higher Education Center
meangreen - February 24, 2010 at 10:02 am
It is truly a stunning, beautiful facility. I visited with an advisor there recently, hoping to shorten my commute by about an hour; however, it turns out that the facility’s lone drawback is that it is not set on one of Collin College’s regular campuses–so no library, tutoring center, or dining onsite. I was told they will probably build or work that in later additions and renovations as more schools and programs are added, which would be great! I will keep trudging to Denton in the mean time.