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information and may issue a timely warning notice
for the following crimes:
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murder and non-negligent manslaughter,
manslaughter by negligence,
rape
fondling,
incest,
statutory rape,
robbery,
aggravated assault,
burglary,
motor vehicle theft,
arson, and
hate crimes.
Timely warnings may also be issued for other
crime classifications, as deemed necessary.
When issuing a timely warning notice, some
specific information may be withheld if there is a
possible risk of compromising law enforcement
efforts to investigate and/or solve the crime.
Additionally, when issuing a timely warning notice,
Collin College will not include personally
identifying information about victims, including,
but not limited to, victims’ names, which will be
kept confidential.
Timely warning notices will be issued through
CougarAlert to students, faculty, and staff. For
more information, see the CougarAlert section in
this document. Timely warning notices may also be
sent through Collin College email systems, press
releases, and notices posted prominently on the
campus-wide bulletin boards and homepage of
Collin College’s website, www.collin.edu. Collin
College may not use all of these distribution
methods for every timely warning notice. Official
updates to and discontinuance of a timely warning
notice will be sent through CougarAlert, and may
also be sent through Collin College email systems
and notices posted prominently on the campus-
wide bulletin boards and homepage of Collin
College’s website, www.collin.edu.
Anyone with information warranting a timely
warning notice should immediately report the
2019-2020 Collin College Resident Handbook
circumstances to the Collin College Police
Department by phone at 972.578.5555 or in
person at any of the following Collin College Police
Department office locations:
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Collin Higher Education Center (CHEC)
Room 134,
Courtyard Center (CYC) Room 125,
Frisco Campus Room LH-179,
McKinney Campus Room C-119, or
Plano Campus Room K-119.
CougarAlert
CougarAlert is the official emergency notification
system for Collin College, providing critical
information via text message, phone message,
social media, and/or email. CougarAlert may be
triggered when a situation places Collin College
community members at risk and may provide
information for evacuation, inclement weather,
power outages, unscheduled closures, etc., but not
for promotional purposes. Collin College-issued
email addresses and home phone numbers are
automatically loaded into CougarAlert, but
students can and should add text and additional
email contacts and update existing contacts, as
needed. Standard text messaging fees from service
providers may apply. During emergencies, go to
www.collin.edu for details. If a closure notice is not
posted on the website, Collin College is open.
For more information and instructions on how to
update or add phone, text, and email contacts, go to
www.collin.edu/cougaralert.html.
Emergency Closing of the College District
If classes are cancelled, the announcement will be
made through CougarAlert, Collin College’s website
www.collin.edu, and local radio and television
stations. A decision to cancel classes will usually be
made by 6 a.m. for day classes and 4 p.m. for
evening classes. If a closure notice is not posted on
the website, Collin College is open.
Radio Stations
570 AM, KLIF
820 AM, WBAP
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