Collin College Construction Management Students Secure Top Ranks in Regional and International Competitions

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Collin College students from the Technical Campus Construction Management program — competing against four-year institutions — secured top rankings in two construction management skills competitions.

The students started their winning journey at the 2026 TEXO Region 5 Student Competitions, held in Hurst, Feb. 14-16. The competition brings together top construction management students from Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas who meet each year in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area to showcase their skills and connect with TEXO Foundation member companies for internships and full-time employment. Teams prepare real-world bid proposals and deliver in-person presentations to industry professionals.

Collin students participated in four competition divisions: Heavy Civil, Commercial Open, Commercial Region 5, and Concrete Solutions. They won first place in Commercial Region 5 and third place in Concrete Solutions.

The following three students also earned awards for Best Presenter:

James Hinch – First place, Commercial Region 5

Eric Jaramillo – First place, Heavy Civil

Ricardo Aguilar Martinez – Third place, Concrete Solutions

On Feb. 16, two teams of students from the Construction Management program traveled to Orlando, Florida, to participate in the 2026 National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders’ ShowÒ (IBS) Student Competition. This annual event provides students from secondary, associate, and four-year programs the opportunity to apply classroom skills to real-world construction projects. The teams spent six months preparing a proposal to develop a 93-acre parcel of land in Georgia for 195 production homes.

Students representing Collin placed fourth among 27 four-year colleges and won the Rookie of the Year award. The winning team consisted of the following students: 

Anthony Aguero Bautista

Nazario Davila

Victor Miguel Geronimo

Joseph Hernandez

James Hinch

Aydan Lara

Alejandro Ortiz

Nicholas Sheetz

Salvador Vega

Benjamin Zhang

One of Collin’s teams that participated in the IBS event was the first all-female construction team for the college and the state of Texas.  The team members were as follows:

Emily Saldana

Angela Horton

Faith Wilde

Ashley Mburu

Kaylee Olesen

Jessie Wilson

Riley Guidotti-Vrana

Michelle Sanchez-Barcenas

To learn more about the Collin College Construction Management program, visit www.collin.edu/department/constructionmanagement.

Collin College serves approximately 60,000 credit and continuing education students annually and offers more than 200 degrees and certificates, including a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), a Bachelor of Applied Technology (BAT) in Cybersecurity, a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Construction Management, a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Clinical Operations Management, and a new Bachelor of Applied Technology (BAT) in Software Development. The only public college based in Collin County, Collin College is a partner to business, government, and industry, providing customized training and workforce development. For more information, visit www.collin.edu. 

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