April 16, 2021 – Fast cars. Heavy machinery. Advanced robotics. Lifesaving technology and simulators. Scholarship opportunities. Visitors will find these and more at the next Collin College Technical Campus Open House, Saturday, April 24 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Organizers have planned a revolving line-up of custom, classic and muscle cars in and around the campus’s Automotive Technology and Collision Technology building. An industrial crane will be set up near the campus’s Construction Management building. Visitors can take selfies with industrial robots and participate in a scavenger hunt in the campus’s electronics and biomedical technology labs. A PHI Air Medical helicopter and an Allen Fire Department fire truck are scheduled to make an appearance if weather and scheduling permit.
Faculty and student-led demonstrations are planned throughout the day, including carpentry, welding, virtual reality spray painting simulators, lifelike health science manikins, land surveying, and more. Scholarship information will be available. Many new full scholarships for the college’s programs were just announced.
Open since September of 2020, the Collin College Technical Campus provides workforce education programs designed to get graduates employed in high-skill, high-demand, high-wage careers. The full list of programs is available at www.collin.edu/campuses/technical.
The Technical Campus is located at 2550 Bending Branch Way in Allen. The campus’s Cougar Café and Starbucks will be open from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. for visitors. Promotional items will be available from many of the Technical Campus’ programs while supplies last.
Collin College serves more than 58,000 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 (BAT) in Cybersecurity degrees. The only public college based in Collin County, Collin College is a partner to business, government and industry, providing customized training and workforce development. For more information, visit www.collin.edu.