Dec. 6, 2019 – Officials broke ground today on the Collin College Farmersville Campus, which is scheduled to open in fall 2021.
The 52,000-square-foot campus, located at 2200 County Road 611 near the intersection of Audie Murphy Parkway (U.S. 380) and State Highway 78 in Farmersville, will provide greater access to higher education for the residents of eastern Collin County.
“Today is not only the ceremonial beginning of construction on a new campus,” Collin College District President Dr. Neil Matkin said. “Today also marks another step toward fulfilling the college’s goal of bringing affordable, innovative and effective education to all residents of Collin County. The Farmersville Campus, along with Collin College’s planned campus in Celina, will improve educational opportunities in two underserved areas of the county.”
The Farmersville Campus is designed to support 1,250 students. The campus will offer academic transfer courses, as well as programs including business management, logistics and supply chain management, computer systems, and other new workforce programs currently under development. Campus amenities include a library, science labs, a workforce lab, and student enrollment services.
“The college has looked to Farmersville as a potential campus site for a long time, and I am glad we can bring a first class facility like this one to the city. This campus will bring new opportunities to Farmersville and the surrounding area and is being built in such a way that it can grow along with the city,” said founding trustee and current Collin College Board of Trustees Chair Dr. J. Robert Collins.
The Farmersville Campus was designed by The Beck Group and is being built using the construction-manager-at-risk delivery method by JT Vaughn Construction, LLC.
About 150 people attended groundbreaking ceremonies at the campus site.
Collin College serves more than 59,000 credit and continuing education students annually and offers more than 100 degrees and certificates, including new Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and Bachelor of Applied Technology in Cybersecurity (BAT) degrees. The only public college based in Collin 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 has an enrollment of 3,500 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. For more information, visit www.collin.edu.
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