Wharton County Junior College (WCJC) is a public

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with its main campus in

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. The college also has campuses in Richmond, Sugar Land, and Bay City. WCJC is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). WCJC is a comprehensive

offering a wide range of postsecondary educational programs and services including associate degrees, certificates, and continuing-education courses. WCJC prepares students for a broad understanding of the

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in order for students transferring to

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degree-granting institutions. The idea of starting Wharton County Junior College started in 1944; the first session of classes beginning in 1946 with approximately 200 students. In the fall 2007 semester, the college had a total enrollment of 5,892 students. State Representative

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served on the Wharton County Junior College board of trustees from 1997 to 2012, when he was first elected to the legislature from District 85 in Fort Bend, Wharton, and

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counties. Wharton also has volleyball, baseball, and rodeo teams. The athletic teams are nicknamed the Pioneers. As defined by the

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, the official service area of WCJC is the following: *all of Wharton County, *the territory within the Kendleton, Lamar, and Needville school districts, and the territory within the incorporated area and extraterritorial jurisdiction of

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, all in

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, *the territory within the Wallis-Orchard Independent School District in

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, *the territory within the Columbus, Rice Consolidated, and

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in Jackson County, *the territory within the Bay City, Boling, Matagorda, Palacios, Tidehaven, and Van Vleck school districts in

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