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Former Wharton County Junior College athletes who played for Athletic Director Gene Bahnsen during his 60 years of service to the college gather for a photograph during a ceremony marking the naming of the Gene Bahnsen Gymnasium. A plaque and photog...

Wharton County Junior College Athletic Director Gene Bahnsen is pictured with just a few of the dozens of trophies won by the teams he coached or oversaw as athletic director in his 60 years with the college. WCJC's gymnasium will now be named in hon...

Wharton County Junior College students Tyler Korff of Markham and Brianna Hanc of Richmond check the progress of the plants in the community garden, created behind WCJC’s Richmond campus. Established in the Fall of 2018 as an “Honors in Action” proje...

WCJC psychology instructor Dr. Derek de la Peña has received the 2019 Frank P.

WHARTON, TEXAS – Registration is now open for Wharton County Junior College’s May Mini-Term and Summer 2019 semesters. Students may register through May 17 for the mini-term, through June 9 for Summer I and through July 14 for Summer II. May Mini-Ter...

Wharton County Junior College will name its gymnasium after Coach Gene Bahnsen in recognition of his 60 years of service to the college. Bahnsen was hired in 1959 as head basketball coach, assistant football coach, physical education instructor and a...

With fog machine smoke creating the proper atmosphere, Wharton County Junior College Band students Andrew Blume of Rosenberg, center, and Evan Stavena of Wharton, right, take their cues from Band Director Joe Waldrop during a rehearsal for their upco...

Wharton County Junior College President Betty McCrohan and WCJC Board of Trustees Chairman Danny Gertson, center, cut the ribbon dedicating the newly refurbished Johnson Health Occupations Center on the Wharton campus. The facility houses the college...

Wharton County Junior College hosted a Safe Spring Break event on March 6 at the Pioneer Student Center on the Wharton Campus. Students and staff were able to visit with area emergency response agencies while engaging in drills, demonstrations and si...

Nine WCJC faculty members were recognized by the National Institute of Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) for 2019. Front row, from left, are Ava Humme, Instructor of English; Tracey Simmons-Willis, Instructor of Chemistry; Pat Korenek, Ins...

Wharton County Junior College trombone player Angel Ramos of Orchard uses a toilet bowl plunger as a mute for his instrument during rehearsals for the upcoming concert, "New Orleans Jazz 2nd Line." The concert will take place at 7 p.m. March 5 at the...

Wharton County Junior College Police Academy student Laci Seaton participates in the 2018 Safe Spring Break event by donning “Fatal Vision” goggles, which are designed to help students experience the detrimental effects of intoxication. Similar demon...