Collin College

How North Texas Cities Are Turning University Partnerships Into Engines for Growth

by | Aug 6, 2025
At the statewide TUNIE meeting hosted at SMU, top local economic developers laid out how they’re teaming up with universities to drive innovation and entrepreneurship. Leaders from Dallas, Richardson, Frisco, and McKinney talked anchor institutions to smart-city pilots—but for better partnerships, one ask rose to the top: “Who do I call first?”
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It's a milestone year for the region’s top tech honors: A quarter-century strong, the 25th annual Tech Titans Awards lands in Frisco on September 12.
North Texas Innovators Named Finalists for the 25th Annual Tech Titans Awards
by | Jul 25, 2025
From startup founders to Fortune 500 CIOs, here’s who’s in the running for this year’s honors. The City of Frisco will be the first “Host City Sponsor” for Tech Titans Oscar-style presentation ceremony.
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UT Dallas, Texas State University & Collin College Announce Academic Alliance
by | Aug 20, 2024
Called the Collin College Academic Alliance, the innovative partnership will provide area residents with the opportunity to earn an associate degree, seamlessly earn a bachelor’s degree, and save "thousands of dollars," the schools said.
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North Texas Schools Awarded $3.5M In Career Training Grants by Texas Workforce Commission
by | Jul 11, 2023
The Jobs and Education for Texas grants will help six North Texas colleges and school districts buy and install equipment to initially train 1,164 students for high-demand occupations, the State of Texas announced.
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Raytheon Intelligence & Space Launches Paid Manufacturing Apprenticeship Program with the Department of Labor, Collin College

by | Nov 14, 2022
The average starting wage after completing an apprenticeship program is $72,000, according to the DOL.

Raytheon said its new Registered Apprenticeship Program—a first-of-its-kind in DFW—will help address a local skills gap and position North Texas as a manufacturing hub.
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Collin College’s Automotive Tech Program Is Driving Students Toward Success
by | May 4, 2022
By partnering with area dealerships and Capital One, the school is providing scholarships and certificates that help students land high-demand jobs.
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Frisco EDC’s First Director of Innovation Will Focus on Startups, Tech, and Venture Capital
by | Mar 25, 2022
Entrepreneur Jasmin Brand will take on the newly created role. The goal? To make Frisco a “major national hub” for venture capital and innovation.
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R&D: Maximizing Energy, Saving Time & Money at the Airport; Grant Backs UTA Quantum Communication Project
by | Nov 2, 2018
Also, you'll learn about a UTD professor aiming to improve cochlear implants, as well as the Kinesiology team from TWU preparing for a big space competition and Collin College get a $3.7 million NSF grant. Here are some of the research projects underway in North Texas that could make lives better.
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Girls Make Games

Volunteers Needed for Event Looking to Empower Future Game Developers

by | May 30, 2018
Thomson Reuters has teamed up with Girls Make Games for an event teaching girls more about the technology behind the gaming industry.
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Photos: Scenes From Inspire Frisco
Frisco organizations are coming together in a new initiative to support and guide local startups.
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Inspire Frisco: Building a Network for Frisco Entrepreneurs
by | Mar 2, 2018
Frisco organizations are coming together in a new initiative to support and guide local startups.
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Collin College Awarded Nearly
$4M Grant for Tech Research
by | May 8, 2017
The money will help support the school's research in information technology and cyber security at its Convergence Technology Center.
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