BY MICHAEL CROUCHLEY & HANNAH JOHNSON
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What’s next?
Collin College’s technical campus has allowed the school to o er several high-demand programs. “We started o ering programs that we’ve never o ered before,” Johnson said. “The technical programs like welding, automotive, construction management and things of that nature—our region was hungry for those programs. All of those programs have grown by leaps and bounds since we started.” The college has continued to expand opportu- nities within those programs as well. The most recent example is a partnership with Toyota for its automotive technician program, which provides a fast track for automotive technician students to work in Toyota and Lexus dealerships. Martinez added these programs have contrib- uted to the growth of dual enrollment students. “Four-year universities are not for everybody,” he said. “Some people just need a little bit of training to get them into a high-wage, high-de- mand job.”
New campuses and new programs could be in Collin College’s future. Johnson said school o cials plan to expand workforce programs and add a fth baccalaureate program to its current lineup which includes: • Clinical Operations Management • Construction Management • Cybersecurity • Nursing He also added Collin College owns properties in Anna and Royse City, but any new campuses won’t be built until “much further down the line.” Right now, the focus is ne tuning what the school already o ers. “Our immediate plan of attack is to look at the campuses we do have,” Johnson said.
Collin College’s construction management program is o ered at the school’s technical college in Allen.
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