For those unfamiliar with Frisco or North Texas, we’ve provided some information below you may find useful.

Local Weather

December in Frisco is typically mild during the day, with colder temperatures at night. The average high is 52 degrees Fahrenheit with an average low of 33.

Transportation

Distance from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Frisco: 24.7 miles
DFW transportation: https://www.dfwairport.com/taxis/index.php

Distance from Love Field (DAL) to Frisco: 25.0 miles
DAL transportation: http://www.dallas-lovefield.com/parking-transportation.html

We recommend visiting ShuttleFare.com for transportation comparisons. Note also that SuperShuttle has been a favorite among past Working Connections registrants.

Things to do

Stonebriar Mall, located at the corner of Preston Road and Highway 121, is just three miles from the Preston Ridge campus. The 1.6 million square foot mall opened in 2000 and boasts a 24-screen movie theater, an ice rink, and several anchor stores including Macy’s, Sears, and JCPenney.
http://www.shopstonebriar.com/

Downtown Frisco Square: Enjoy shops, restaurants, entertainment and more! Located at the intersection of the Dallas North Tollway and Main Street, Frisco Square is similar to a European village; a pedestrian-friendly urban environment in one of the fastest growing cities in America, Frisco, Texas. The annual Christmas in the Square holiday lights and music spectacular has become the largest event in Collin County and the third largest event in North Texas.
http://www.friscosquare.com

The Texas Legends are the NBA Development League affiliate of the Dallas Mavericks basketball club and play in the Eastern Conference. The team originated in Colorado in 2006 (as the Colorado 14ers) before moving to Frisco in 2010. The Legends play just four miles from Collin College’s Preston Ridge campus in Dr Pepper Arena, which seats up to 7,000.

The Legends will be at home the week of Winter Working Connections, hosting Austin on Saturday, December 14 and Springfield on Wednesday, December 18. Tip off is 7pm.

The 2013 Legends schedule: http://www.nba.com/dleague/texas/schedule/

Visitor's Bureaus Websites

These websites offer a comprehensive list of area sights and attractions, as well as information on hotels and transportation.
www.visitfrisco.com
www.visitdallas.com
www.dfwandbeyond.com

About Collin College

collincollegelogo.jpg_alignrightCollin College first offered classes in 1985 at the Central Park Campus in McKinney, Texas with a student body of about 5000. Today, Collin College welcomes over 52,000 credit and continuing education students annually and offers more than 100 degrees and certificates in a wide range of disciplines. Over the years, the College has expanded to four instruction centers and three campuses, including the National Convergence Technology Center’s home at Preston Ridge in Frisco. Located north of Highway 121 and east of State Highway 289 (Preston Road), the Preston Ridge Campus is set on a 100+ acre campus that offers a rich and varied environment.

Since 2000, three of the college’s professors have been awarded the coveted U.S. Professor of the Year, an award presented by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). In Texas, this is a record for both colleges and universities. Collin College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The College’s six “core values” are learning, service and involvement, creativity and innovation, academic excellence, dignity and respect, and integrity.

About Frisco, Texas

In the mid-19th century, the town of Lebanon was founded on the old north-south Preston Trail (which would later become Preston Road) frequented by wagon train settlers. Later, a line of the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway was being built nearby and needed periodic watering holes along the route for the steam engines. Because Lebanon was on a ridge and thus an unsuitable location for a watering hole, the hole was instead dug several miles to the west on lower ground. It was around this watering hole that a new settlement grew and would become Frisco. The town was formally named Frisco City in 1904 in honor of the railway that led to its founding.