This website is the main portal at Collin College for resources and information about dating violence, domestic violence, gender-based harassment, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking.
Title IX Compliance
Collin College strives to maintain a healthy and safe environment where all students, employees, and community members feel welcome on Collin College campuses and in College District classrooms.
Collin College is committed to compliance with Title IX, which prohibits dating violence, domestic violence, retaliation, sex discrimination, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking in federally funded education programs and activities.
Statement of Non-Discrimination
Collin College is an equal opportunity institution that provides educational and employment
opportunities without discrimination, including harassment, on the basis of race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other legally
protected class.
Collin College prohibits discrimination, including harassment, against any student
on the basis of sex or gender. Retaliation against anyone involved in the complaint
process is a violation of Collin College policy and is prohibited.
"No person shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any academic, extracurricular, research, occupational training, or other education program or activity operated by a recipient which receives Federal financial assistance."
-Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX)
Title IX at Collin College
In accordance with federal Title IX regulations, Collin College has designated employees
to serve as Title IX coordinators and deputy Title IX coordinators.
View contact information for these employees.
View contact information for these employees.
Bystander intervention occurs when a witness speaks up and/or steps in to stop a potentially
dangerous situation. Bystanders often do not become involved in a situation because
they do not know what to do, are worried about their own safety, or think other witnesses
will intervene.
Visit the Collin Bystander Intervention page to learn more about bystander intervention and how to become an active bystander
Visit the Collin Bystander Intervention page to learn more about bystander intervention and how to become an active bystander
In some instances prohibited conduct occurs because people do not have a good understanding
of what constitutes consent to sexual activity. Therefore, it is important to have
a good understanding of this concept.
View Collin College's and the State of Texas's definitions of consent to sexual activity.
Videos About Consent:
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Tea and Consent
View Collin College's and the State of Texas's definitions of consent to sexual activity.
Videos About Consent:
2 Minutes Will Change the Way You Think About Consent>
Tea and Consent
Visit Employees' Duty to Report page to learn about Collin College employees' duty to report prohibited conduct under
Texas state law
Helpful Links:
Pregnant and parenting students' rights under Title IX and Texas state law
Working with Pregnant and Parenting Students document
For a copy of the Pregnant and Parenting Students' Rights and Resources packet, email titleix@collin.edu.
Visit the Collin Procedures Survivors Should Follow page to learn about the recommended procedures survivors should follow
If you need to report an incident of prohibited conduct or would like to learn about
Collin College's reporting procedures, visit the Reporting Prohibited Conduct page.
In accordance with requirements under federal law, when a student or employee reports
to Collin College they have been a victim of prohibited conduct, whether the offense
occurred on or off campus, Collin College will provide the student or employee with
a written notification of their rights, options, and supportive measures, which will
outline appropriate on- and off-campus resources as well as steps the student or employee
may want to take depending on the services they need. This written notification will
be provided to the student or employee whether or not they choose to submit a formal
complaint of prohibited conduct.
In the event a complaint is filed and the appropriate Title IX coordinator, deputy Title IX coordinator, or designee determines an investigation should be initiated, supportive measures will also be offered to the respondent.
View the Complainant's Rights, Options, and Supportive Measures packet.
For a copy of the Respondent's Rights and Supportive Measures packet, email titleix@collin.edu.
In the event a complaint is filed and the appropriate Title IX coordinator, deputy Title IX coordinator, or designee determines an investigation should be initiated, supportive measures will also be offered to the respondent.
View the Complainant's Rights, Options, and Supportive Measures packet.
For a copy of the Respondent's Rights and Supportive Measures packet, email titleix@collin.edu.
Risk reduction consists of options designed to decrease perpetration and bystander
inaction, increase empowerment in an effort to promote safety, and help individuals
and communities address conditions that facilitate violence. Collin College’s primary
and ongoing prevention and awareness programs include information on risk reduction
strategies that is appropriate for the needs of the Collin College community and does
not encourage victim blaming.
View Risk Reduction Strategies.
View Risk Reduction Strategies.
View Collin College's annual Chief Executive Officer (CEO) reports that are required under Texas state law.
View Title IX resources provided by Collin College, the State of Texas, and the federal government.
In accordance with federal Title IX regulations, Collin College maintains and publishes
on its website the material used to train all employees who participate in the college's
Title IX Complaint Resolution Process.
View Title IX Training Materials.
View Title IX Training Materials.
If you have questions related to Title IX, please contact any of the Title IX coordinators or deputy Title IX coordinators or send an email to titleix@collin.edu.