Collin College

Broads Who Build: Women Flood Collin College Construction Management Program

By April Towery / October 10, 2022 /

It’s steadily becoming a woman’s world in the Construction Management program at Collin College.  In just four years since Craig Johnson brought his real-world education to the Allen campus of Collin College, the construction program has grown leaps and bounds. This year’s freshman class is 22 percent female — twice the 11 percent national rate…

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Get Construction Skills on This North Texas Campus

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / March 25, 2022 /

Collin College recently announced it will offer a bachelor’s degree in construction management this fall.

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Jennifer Clarke Johnson is Building Opportunities in Construction For Our Daughters

By April Towery / March 16, 2022 /

There’s a simple reason why Jennifer Clarke Johnson has pushed forward in a profession where she doesn’t look like the other industry leaders.  “It’s for our daughters,” said the 45-year-old businesswoman.  Johnson is one of the leading women in the building industry tapped to join the Dallas Builders Association’s Professional Women in Building committee. The…

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Design Your Own Townhome In New Wylie Mixed-Use Development

By April Towery / January 28, 2020 /

The housing stock in Wylie – more of a Plano suburb than Dallas – includes single-family homes near a cute downtown in a city with two public high schools and some upscale developments. There are not a lot of apartments and even fewer rental homes.

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Collin College Breaks Ground on The Construction Industry’s Future

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / November 7, 2018 /

By Phil Crone Executive Officer, Dallas Builders Association  Craig Johnson had no idea who, if anyone, would turn up for Collin College’s first construction management course offerings. The newly hired instructor only had a few weeks to get the program up and running. Johnson expected around five students. He ended up with nearly 20. These…

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