Collin College
Rolling
Acceptance rate
$6,060
Tuition/yr
27,000
Enrollment
About Collin College
Large community college in Dallas, TX area. Strong transfer programs and technical training.
Collin College, formally known as Collin County Community College District, is a public two-year institution established in 1985 and headquartered in McKinney, Texas. With an enrollment of approximately 60,679 students across 10 campuses (2024 figures), it is one of the largest community colleges in Texas and among the fastest-growing in the country.
The college offers associate degrees, certificates, and since 2019 has been authorized to confer bachelor's degrees, currently in nursing and cybersecurity. It holds Carnegie Classification as a 'community engaged' institution and was designated a National League for Nursing Center of Excellence in 2020. The nursing and allied health programs are among its most prominent strengths.
Collin College's campuses span McKinney, Plano, Frisco, Allen, Wylie, Celina, and Farmersville, all part of the fast-growing Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The college has formal transfer partnerships with the University of Texas at Dallas, University of North Texas (UNT OnePath at Frisco), and Texas State University, giving students structured pathways to earn bachelor's degrees at a fraction of the cost.
Campus & Location
TX
Suburban
Optional Practical Training (OPT)
All graduates qualify for 12-month OPT. STEM-designated programs (CS, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, Sciences) qualify for 24-month STEM OPT extension — 36 months total work authorisation.
For Nepali students
- At roughly $202 per credit hour for international students, annual tuition for a full-time course load of 30 credit hours comes to approximately $6,060, one of the lowest community-college rates in Texas, making it a highly cost-effective entry point into US higher education for Nepali students on limited budgets.
- The Transfer U program creates guaranteed or structured pathways to UT Dallas, UNT, and Texas State University, meaning a Nepali student can complete two affordable years at Collin College then transfer directly into a recognized Texas four-year university to complete a bachelor's degree.
- International students, including non-US citizens, are eligible to apply for Collin College Foundation scholarships ranging from $250 to $5,000 per semester, reviewed through a blind evaluation process, a meaningful offset against out-of-country tuition rates.
- F-1 visa holders who complete a US bachelor's degree after transferring are eligible for Optional Practical Training (OPT), giving up to one year of post-study work authorization (three years for STEM graduates), making the Collin-to-four-year-university pathway a viable route to US work experience.
Admission requirements — Nepali equivalents
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