Collin College
Collin College at a Glance
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About Collin College
According to Wikipedia, Collin College is a public community college district in Texas. Founded in 1985, the district has grown as the county has grown from around 5,000 students in 1986 to more than 58,800 credit and noncredit students.
Collin College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Graduation Rate |
|---|
| 21% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Collin College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $2,014 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $8,353 |
| 30K - 48K | $9,706 |
| 48K - 75K | $12,929 |
| 75K - 110K | $14,232 |
| 110K+ | $16,592 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Collin College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Collin College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $50,928 a year, and 87% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Collin College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 53,613 | 53,613 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Collin College?
Collin College is located at 3452 Spur 399, McKinney, TX 75069.
How Safe is Collin College?
Collin College reported 0.1 violent and property offenses on campus per 1,000 students in 2024, fewer than most large commuter campuses. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Collin College has a violent crime rate of 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. McKinney has a violent crime rate of 0.12% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 0.83%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Collin College Known For?
Collin College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Collin College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Collin College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Collin College ranks #385 in the U.S. and #1033 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesCollin College ranks #415 in the U.S. and #774 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesCollin College ranks #596 in the U.S. and #2211 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesCollin College ranks #701 in the U.S. and #3015 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesCollin College ranks #908 in the U.S. and #4058 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesCollin College ranks #945 in the U.S. and #5121 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesCollin College ranks #1187 in the U.S. and #4397 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesCollin College ranks #1231 in the U.S. and #4652 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesCollin College ranks #1794 in the U.S. and #5382 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
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