Wharton County Junior College, or WCJC, is a two-year college based in Wharton, Texas and is home to their main campus. WCJC is a comprehensive community college offering a wide range of postsecondary educational programs and services including associate degrees, certificates, continuing-education courses. It has campuses in Sugar Land and Richmond as well.

Wharton County Junior College prepares students for a broad understanding of the liberal arts and sciences in order for students transferring to baccalaureate-granting institutions.

The idea of a Wharton County Junior College started in 1944. First session of classes began in 1946 with approximately 200 students. In the fall 2002 semester, the college had a total enrollment of 5,771 students. Their largest enrollment is not at the main campus in Wharton, but is in Sugar Land.

See also

• Sugar Land, Texas
• Wharton, Texas
• Fort Bend County, Texas
• Wharton County, Texas

External links

• Wharton County Junior College

Educational institutions established in the 1940s | Universities and colleges in Texas