Education
BY KARLA PEREZ
2025 Higher Education Edition
Welcome to CI’s Higher Education Edition. This annual guide features the latest updates and resources about local higher education institutions in and around your community. All the stories were written by our team of local journalists. In this year’s edition, our team of reporters bring you stories about Collin College and other higher education institutions near you. Our front page story takes a look at Collin College’s workforce development efforts within the health care industry, including the college’s partnership with Plano ISD.
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Check out a list of nearby higher education facilities (Page 14-15)
Collin College seeks to meet industry needs in health sciences programs (Page 16)
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PISD to launch dual credit Electrical Engineering Academy
Plano ISD will launch a new Electrical Engineer- ing Academy in partnership with East Texas A&M University, according to a news release from the district. PISD’s board of trustees approved the partner- ship Sept. 25 to begin in the 2026-27 school year. What you need to know Students will begin the four-year academy at Jasper High School and complete it at Plano West Senior High School, where they can earn high school and college credit simultaneously, starting in 11th grade. The program will offer students hands-on learning and career readiness opportunities in engineering, as well as the ability to complete the Texas College Core through East Texas A&M dual credit courses. Incoming ninth-graders can apply for the first cohort, which will have 120 spots available.
Plano ISD dual credit academies
Some context PISD Superintendent Theresa Williams said in the release that the launch of the Electrical Engineering Academy is part of a district plan to establish career-building programs in all three PISD senior high school clusters. “Thanks to the support of our trustees and [East Texas A&M University] leadership, we are so proud to offer another pathway further enhancing the high-quality advanced education offered in our district,” Williams said. Quote of note Mark Rudin, president of East Texas A&M University, stated in the release that the partner- ship will provide students with a “powerful head start” to build a successful career in engineering and beyond. “We’re proud to partner with Plano ISD to provide this opportunity,” Rudin said.
1 Plano West Senior High: Health Sciences Academy 2 Plano Senior High School: Wildcat Academy 3 Upcoming CTE center
4 Plano East Senior High School: Electrical Engineering Academy
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