COMPREHENSIVE STANDARD CS R7:

The institution operates and maintains physical facilities, both on and off campus, that are adequate to serve the needs of the institution’s educational programs, support services, and mission-related activities.

Collin County Community College District (CCCCD) maintains multiple facilities, totaling approximately 332 acres, within Collin County (Reference 1). In addition to the general academic curriculum, each campus provides facilities in support of specific educational programs. The Central Park Campus (CPC), located in the county seat of McKinney, includes a 260,211 square-foot facility that is the center for the College’s health and public service programs. The Spring Creek Campus (SCC) is located in Plano, the largest city in Collin County. The 470,311 square-foot SCC facility houses a theatre, arts gallery, and tennis courts. Located in Frisco, the fastest growing city in Collin County, is the Preston Ridge Campus (PRC). PRC is an 184,447 square-foot facility which houses the District’s engineering technology and business programs. Administration and Continuing Education offices are housed in the Courtyard Center (CYC), a four-storey facility at Park and Preston in Plano, totaling 80,000 square feet. The District leases 10,000 square feet within the Allen High School to house the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development and the Culinary Arts Program.

In November 2001, the voters approved a $57 million bond referendum, a portion of which funded the construction of the “Module I” addition and a 554-space parking lot at Spring Creek Campus (SCC) (Reference 2). The addition consisted of 33,500 square feet of general purpose classrooms, labs, faculty offices and two science labs. Also funded with these bond proceeds are additions to SCC and PRC which are currently under construction. The 53,187 square-foot addition to SCC contains an 8,500 square-foot conference center, a dance studio, and general purpose classrooms. The 105,000 square foot complex at PRC includes a new learning resource center, art studio, music labs, conference area, general purpose classrooms and faculty offices. In addition, 26,000 square feet of renovations to Student Support Services, administrative offices, and a science lab retrofit were funded. Also, in conjunction with an architectural firm, the CCCCD Board of Trustees has revised the District’s Master Plan.

Collin County Community College District has a work order system that facilitates the identification, prioritization, and resolution of both preventative and routine maintenance needs of the District. Each campus Facilities Plant Operations Manager maintains equipment preventive maintenance records. The District has sufficient resources to fund maintenance items from current funds and does not have deferred maintenance. For Fiscal Year 2002-03, $3,065,000 was budgeted for renewal and replacement (Reference 3). The District continually emphasizes the importance of maintaining College facilities, as demonstrated by the $2,000,000 currently budgeted for Fiscal Year 2003-04.

The District operates a bookstore at each campus to support the academic process. The bookstores provide books, educational materials, related merchandise and services to students, faculty, and staff in a timely and cost effective manner.

The bookstores recently installed a state-of–the-art comprehensive bookstore management and point-of-sale system. The system provides complete connectivity among all campus bookstores, using the District’s fiber optic network. Once textbook information has been entered into the text management system, all bookstores can access the same information instantly.

Collin County Community College District maintains a self-operated print shop located at the Spring Creek Campus. Walk-up copiers are located at each of the campuses. Copiers for student use are also available in each of the Learning Resource Centers.

Cafeteria/food service is contracted with a dining and catering service. The Spring Creek Campus has a full service cafeteria available at lunch, with a short order grill available for breakfast and during evening hours. A short-order grill is also available at Preston Ridge Campus and at Central Park Campus.

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