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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Collin College Board of Trustees recently voted |
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to maintain the district's current tuition rate, which is the |
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lowest in-district rate in the state, through the Fall 2023 |
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semester; and |
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WHEREAS, With this decision, the board of trustees has |
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affirmed its commitment to keeping the cost of education affordable |
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for Collin College students, even as tuition costs continue to |
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trend upward at colleges and universities across the nation; its |
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in-district tuition rate of $62 per credit hour applies to students |
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earning certificates, associate's degrees, and baccalaureate |
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degrees, providing an exceptional value to the more than 57,000 |
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students who are enrolled at Collin College annually; and |
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WHEREAS, The cost of tuition has remained low even as Collin |
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College has experienced significant growth over the past several |
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years; since 2019, the school has opened new campuses in Wylie, |
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Farmersville, and Celina, along with other facilities such as a |
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Technical Campus in Allen, a Public Safety Training Center in |
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McKinney, and an IT Center at its Frisco campus; the college has |
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also recently introduced new baccalaureate degree programs in |
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nursing, cybersecurity, and construction management, adding to the |
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more than 100 degrees and certificates that it currently offers; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Collin College continues to build upon its |
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reputation as a student-centered institution and an outstanding |
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educational resource to the community, and it is greatly assisting |
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tens of thousands of residents of North Texas, Collin County, and |
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House District 70 in achieving their academic and career goals; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Collin College for its commitment to |
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keeping the cost of tuition affordable and extend to the |
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institution's administrators, trustees, faculty, staff, and |
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students sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Collin College as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |