Plano, TX School Guide

Plano is home to many excellent schools that are sure to suit every educational need your family may have. The area offers superb public schools, private schools and a college. The Plano community is dedicated to providing a safe and encouraging environment where all students can grow and achieve their goals on a daily basis.

Public Schools

Plano, TX School District

Plano Independent School District 's 68 schools feature award-winning architecture, state-of-the-art technology and well-maintained grounds. The schools and administrative facilities house more than 53,000 students and 7,000 employees.

Private Schools

Bethany Christian School
Grades: Pre-School -12 th grade

Montessori New Beginnings Academy
G rades: 18months – 6 yrs old

Willow Bend Academy
Grades: 5 th grade- 12 th grade

Colleges/Universities

Collin College: Spring Creek Campus

(The following information is sourced from http://www.ccccd.edu/aboutus/springcreek.html. For this and more information, please follow the link.)

The Spring Creek Campus (SCC) opened in fall 1988 and is located at the intersection of Jupiter Road and Spring Creek Parkway in Plano. Spring Creek’s many core offerings include classes in fine arts, communications and humanities, business and computer science, mathematics and natural sciences, and the social sciences.

The facility houses the Honors Institute, 30,000 square-foot Arts Gallery, the 356-seat John Anthony Theatre and Brinker Tennis Stadium. The Spring Creek Campus was recently expanded to include general-purpose classrooms, adding space for high tech training and science labs, a state-of-the-art dance studio, general-purpose classrooms, new faculty offices and a training/conference center.

The campus's academic specialties include fine arts, communications and humanities, and mathematics and natural sciences. SCC is also the focal point of Collin's fine arts, with the Blackbox Theatre, John Anthony Theatre, Spring Creek Art Gallery and the Dance Repertory. These campus venues offer a constant array of theatre productions, repertoire films, art exhibits and other special engagements

• The Spring Creek Campus also includes:
• The theatre program that ranks among the top five college programs nationwide. Visit Collin Theatre Center.
• Dance program that has received five national Gala Awards from the American College Dance Festival. Visit Dance Program.
• Honors Institute created for students seeking an academic challenge and offers interdisciplinary seminars and enriched classes. Visit Honors Institute.
• Internationally recognized musical ensembles such as the Jazz Lab Band, Expressions Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Chamber Singers, and Collin Chorale. Visit Music Department.
• Applied Graphic Design Technology program, listed in New Media Magazine as one of their “Best Bets.” Visit Applied Graphic Design Technology.
• Further benefits include:
• Weekend College, which offers students alternatives for those unable to attend college during a traditional time frame. The Weekend College provides the opportunity to complete the entire core curriculum of the Associate of Arts (A.A.), Associate of Science (A.S.) or the Associate of Arts in Teaching (A.A.T.)* degree, with a variety of schedule options on Friday evenings, Saturday mornings, Saturday afternoons, Sunday afternoons or any combination without interrupting the work week.
• Department of Visuals Arts provides cutting-edge ceramics, drawing, painting, and metal sculpture labs as well as a metal casting foundry and outdoor kiln studio. Visit Department of Visual Arts.
• Award-winning athletics programs with open-access fitness centers and eight intercollegiate athletics programs. Visit Cougar Athletics.