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Collin College bond would build a campus on its 104 acres in Anna

A new Anna campus with career and technical classrooms is among the projects in the $600 million Collin College bond on the Nov. 3 ballot; the college expects no change to its tax rate.

Demarcus Ramos

October 2, 20262 min read

College campus on open land - illustration, Jake Team LLC

Collin College has owned 104 acres in Anna for years with no campus on them. The $600 million bond the college is asking voters to approve on Nov. 3 would change that.

The new Anna campus is listed among the bond's Phase III projects. According to the college's bond materials, it would be built for career and technical education along with general classrooms, aimed at workforce needs in the fast-growing northern part of the county. The college says the building would include unfinished space so it can be expanded later without starting over.

The college has not published a cost, size or opening date for the Anna campus on its bond pages.

What else is in the bond

Proposition A is a single $600 million question covering two phases of the college's Destination 2030 facilities plan.

Phase II includes a workforce building at the McKinney campus, an academic building in Wylie, a workforce expansion at the Plano Courtyard Center, a workforce and academic building at the Allen Technical Campus, a workforce building at the Celina campus and an aviation academy in McKinney.

Phase III includes the new Anna campus, a health sciences expansion at the Frisco campus, a workforce expansion in Wylie, a workforce building at the Farmersville campus and a new campus in Royse City.

Tax rate

Collin College's tax rate has been $0.08122 per $100 of valuation since 2018. The college says it expects that rate to stay the same if the bond passes, based on its current financial projections. Bond debt is repaid from property taxes, so any change in growth or values would affect that projection.

Voting dates

Collin College's district covers all of Collin County, so Anna voters will see the proposition on their ballots alongside the city's own street bond and county items. The last day to register is Monday, Oct. 5. Early voting runs Oct. 19 through Oct. 30, and Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Sources

collin.edu

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Demarcus Ramos

Demarcus Ramos writes about community life, schools, public safety, and local events in Anna.

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