McKinney | November 2023

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New opportunities fuel growth at Collin College

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vocational programs have been added to the Career and Technical program, she said. This includes: • Industrial automation • Heating, ventilation and air conditioning • Welding technology “Dual credit courses allow students a chance to demonstrate their college readiness skills and to explore challenging content in an area of career interest,” Akins said.

Population growth and Collin College’s aord- ability has caused dual enrollment to grow, said Raul Martinez, Collin College associate vice presi- dent of primary-through-12th grade partnerships. For McKinney ISD, increased student partici- pation comes from the addition of programs and college transfer options through Collin College, said Jennifer Akins, MISD’s senior director of guidance and counseling. Over the last ve years, 10 high-demand

Dual enrollment students make up 28% of Collin College’s credit enrollment and have been the biggest area of growth for the school, which partners with all of the independent school districts in its service area. Since 2021, Collin College campuses have opened in Celina and Wylie, and a technical campus opened in Allen. The new campus locations were chosen because data showed that students were less likely to attend if they had to commute more than 20 minutes, Johnson said. The school has also expanded to oer four bachelor’s programs.

McKinney ISD dual credit enrollment MISD saw a 15% increase in enrollment in its dual credit program this fall compared to fall 2019.

899

793

781

760

+15% over 4 years

719

708

The breakdown Dual enrollment at Collin College has increased over the last two years.

670

649

624

Fall

Spring 2020

Fall Spring 2020 2021

Fall 2021

Spring 2022

Fall 2022

Spring 2023

Fall 2023

2019

Fall semester enrollment

SOURCE: MCKINNEY ISDCOMMUNITY IMPACT

Total credit students Dual enrollment students

33,996

21.16%

Quotes of Note

35,392

26.21%

“Our community is growing—and we are a community college—so we have had to be responsive.” ABE JOHNSON, COLLIN COLLEGE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF CAMPUS OPERATIONS

“We are so fortunate in our community that our students have access to quality community college programs.” JENNIFER AKINS, MCKINNEY ISD SENIOR DIRECTOR OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING

33,690

19.86%

35,085

25.51%

28.45%

37,998

SOURCE: COLLIN COLLEGECOMMUNITY IMPACT

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