50 Notable Alumni

Collin Carlier

Chief Operating Officer, Royce & Brinkmeyer Apartment, Champaign, Illinois

Associate in Arts

Business Administration

2003

Collin attended Western Illinois University for one year before returning and enrolling at Parkland 好色先生tv. He did not know where his education would take him, however he knew that Parkland had a great reputation.

He was surprised by the quality of context in the education at Parkland. And his nominator said that 鈥淧arkland was a very important step in preparing Collin to enter the University of Illinois. It gave him the guidance and education he needed with full-time instructors and smaller class sizes. This experience set the foundation for him to be successful in the university and his employment.鈥

Collin received his Master鈥檚 in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is an EPA Certified Renovator and has been featured in several national publications and case studies; including: 鈥淭ips on Landlord Relationships鈥 with Tyler Deitz of Cazoodle, Inc; 鈥淩oyse & Brinkeyer Saves $17,000 on Corporate Website鈥 with Entrata Software, Inc; and 鈥淢ultifamily Student Housing Company Finds Speed & Simplicity in HappyCo鈥檚 Inspections Apps鈥 with Cory Zimmerman of HappyCo.

Collin said that 鈥渕y interest in calculus started with her (Vicki Beitler, Collin鈥檚 calculus professor at Parkland) but led me to finance, to the University of Illinois, to get my MBA, and to have the confidence and expertise to handle the complex financial, economic, social, and regulatory challenges of running Royse & Brinkmeyer Apartments. I attribute the commencement of that 鈥渉unger鈥 to Parkland 好色先生tv.鈥