June 28, 2018 – The Collin College Board of Trustees, on June 26, approved the selection of architecture firms for four major upcoming projects.
The college will engage the services of Beck Architecture, LLC for design of the Celina Campus and the Farmersville Campus. Perkins+Will, Inc. has been selected to design an IT Center of Excellence at the Frisco Campus. PGAL, Inc. will design a new public safety headquarters at the McKinney Campus. The firms were approved by unanimous vote of the Board.
“The college takes its role as steward of taxpayer dollars very seriously,” Collin College President Dr. Neil Matkin said. “Each of the firms approved by the Board is well-regarded in the industry for its quality of work and ability to meet client needs.”
Collin College Chief Financial Officer Ken Lynn concurred, saying, “We have prior experience with Perkins+Will, and they have done a great job for us in designing the Collin Technical Campus, which will be under construction soon. Beck Architecture, LLC and PGAL, Inc. both have impressive portfolios in higher education and institutional construction to go along with excellent reputations within the industry.”
The projects mark the beginning of the second phase of construction approved by voters in the May 2017 bond election. Design and construction of the Celina and Farmersville campuses and the IT Center of Excellence will be funded by the 2017 Capital Improvement Program. Design and construction of the public safety headquarters will be paid for out of operations funds approved by the Board as a part of the college’s safety plan.
Collin College serves more than 53,000 credit and continuing education students annually and offers more than 100 degrees and certificates. The only public college in the county, Collin College is a partner to business, government and industry, providing customized training and work force development. In addition, the college operates the Collin Higher Education Center, which serves 3,200 additional students each year in partnership with The University of Texas at Dallas, Texas Woman’s University, Texas A&M Commerce, Texas Tech and the University of North Texas.