Career Centers

Spring 2024 Collin County Career Fair Register NOW!

 

Navigate your future at a Collin College Career Center. Whether you are a student, alum, or community member, enjoy a one-stop-shop, career-preparation experience. From personalized career advising to job fairs and everything in-between, Career Center staff are ready to assist you with your career goals. 

Schedule an appointment

available times

Collin College Career Centers offer:

Current Students


- Job Search - Handshake: assists students in the job search process. Join Handshake today to explore career options, find jobs and internships and connect with employers hiring at Collin College. Follow the steps below to activate your Handshake account:

Setting up your Handshake account

  1. Handshake Home page

    Go to https://collin.joinhandshake.com/login

  2. Enter Collin email address

    You will need to have an active @collin.edu email account to sign in.

  3. Click OneLogin

    This is the same login information as your student portal.

  4. Enter Username and Password
    Enter your Collin College Username and Password.

Go to https://collin.joinhandshake.com/login

You will need to have an active @collin.edu email account to sign in.

This is the same login information as your student portal.

Enter your Collin College Username and Password.

5. Provide the necessary Information
6. Choose Profile Visibility

 


- Career Exploration & Assessment: Focus 2 Career is an online platform that offers self-assessments and exploration, identifying Collin College programs that align assessment results and career choices with a student's interests, traits, and skills. 
- Transfer Guides: help students determine which courses are needed to earn a degree. Search for a pathway from a Collin College associate degree and on to a bachelor's degree at many universities. To get started, click HERE.

Employers


- Collin College utilizes Handshake to assist students in the job search process. Click HERE to sign up as an employer. Employers can post jobs after creating a Handshake account.
- Employers can provide job fliers for posting on the Job Bulletin boards of each campus by sending PDF or PowerPoint format fliers to jobpostings@collin.edu
- Click HERE to reserve an on-campus recruiting table and/or interview room.

-Click HERE for additional business resources.

Collin College Alumni and Collin County Community members


Email Career@collin.edu for information regarding Career Resources for Alumni and Collin County residents.

Questions


- Email: current students, Alumni, Collin County residents and employers can email career@collin.edu with questions.
- Schedule an Appointment: current students, prospective students, alumni, community members and employers can schedule an appointment with a Career Center Manager HERE.
- Calendar of Events: career centers host numerous events such as career fairs, workshops, classroom visits, and other career related events to assist you. Click HERE to see Collin College Career Center events.
 

Directory

Celina Campus


2505 Kinship Parkway, Celina, TX, 75009
Room: 121
Phone: 469.905.3548
Email: akalldin@collin.edu
Career Center Manager: Alex Kalldin
Spring 2024 Hours
Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Courtyard Campus


4800 Preston Park Boulevard
Plano, TX 75093
Room: 100
Phone:
Email:
Career Center Manager: New Team Member coming soon!
Spring 2024 Hours
Monday and Thursday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Farmersville Campus


501 South Collin
Farmersville, TX 75442
Room: 108
Phone: 972.549.6425
Email: DMGomez@COLLIN.EDU
Career Center Manager: Dr. Dawn Gomez
Spring 2024 Hours
Monday-Wednesday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Thursday 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Frisco Campus


9700 Wade Boulevard
Frisco, TX 75035
Founder's Hall Room 161
Phone: 972.553.1283
Email: kscott@collin.edu
Career Center Manager: KeVonna Scott
Spring 2024 Hours
Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tuesday 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

McKinney Campus


2200 W. University Drive
McKinney, TX 75071
Room: W104
Phone: 972.881.5194
Email: ALClawson@COLLIN.EDU
Career Center Manager: Adam Clawson
Spring 2024 Hours
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Wednesday 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Plano Campus


2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway
Plano, TX 75074
Room: F102
Phone: 972.881.5627
Email: Arturosilva@COLLIN.EDU
Career Center Manager: Arturo Silva
Spriong 2024 Hours
Monday 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
Tuesday-Thursday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Technical Campus


2550 Bending Branch Way
Allen, TX 75013
Room: A112
Phone:
Email:
Career Center Manager:  New Team Member coming soon!
Spring 2024 Hours
Tuesday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Wednesday 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Wylie Campus


391 Country Club Road
Wylie, TX 75098
Campus Common, 105
Phone: 972.378.8323
Email: JDaniels@collin.edu
Career Center Manager: John Daniels
Spring 2024 Hours
Monday-Wednesday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Thursday 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

To schedule and appointment, click HERE!

Register for Career Center events on Cougar Connect.

Questions? Contact us at career@collin.edu