Education
BY SAMANTHA DOUTY
Learn about universities, colleges in Frisco, north Texas
5 Texas Christian University College type: four-year About: Six new residence halls are under construction. In 2027, the university plans to open a 550-bed hall in Worth Hills and, on the east side of campus, three first-year halls totaling 1,350-beds, a 450-bed hall for sophomores and a 120-bed townhome and apartment community for upperclassmen • 2800 S. University Drive, Fort Worth • www.tcu.edu
4 Collin College College type: two-year, four-year
6 University of Texas at Arlington College type: four-year About: The university was awarded an ExLENT Program grant from the National Science Foundation to create cohorts of students, veterans, researchers and industry engineers aimed at strengthening the aerospace engineering community. UTA also broke ground on a new west campus in Fort Worth, which is set to open in 2028. • 701 S. Nedderman Drive, Arlington • www.uta.edu
1 Amberton University - Frisco College type: Private Christian university About: Amberton is a private university with locations in Garland and Frisco. It focuses on educating working adults using distance education, with over 60% of programs completed entirely online. • 3880 Parkwood Blvd., Bldg. 7, Frisco • www.amberton.edu
3 University of North Texas at Frisco College type: four-year About: UNT at Frisco is a location of the University of North Texas focused on providing degree programs that get undergraduate students prepared for in-demand jobs and graduate students in a position to advance their careers. • 12995 Preston Road, Frisco • www.frisco.unt.edu
2 University of North Texas College type: four-year About: UNT has more than 46,000 students enrolled and focuses on career readiness. It offers 114 bachelor’s degrees, and 126 master’s degrees. • 1155 Union Circle, Denton • www.unt.edu
About: Collin College students gained access to online education from schools across the state through a partnership with the Texas Statewide Course Sharing Exchange Program. The program allows students to sign up for online courses from schools statewide while also enrolled in Collin College courses. • 9700 Wade Boulevard, Frisco • www.collin.edu
LITTLE ELM 27100 Hwy 380 (972) 347-9630
LOWRY 4100 E US 380 (972) 540-2500 THE COLONY 4901 Hwy 121 (214) 469-2113
ALLEN 1839 N Central Expressway (972) 908-3488
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