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Seven Wharton High School seniors participated in Wharton County Junior College’s recent commencement after earning enough college credit hours during their high school years to obtain an associate’s degree. From left are Wharton ISD Superintendent T...

Wharton County Junior College’s student athletes were recently honored at the college’s annual athletic banquet. From left are rodeo team member Mersadie Martin of Lufkin, who was named the rodeo team’s MVP; baseball player Caleb Maly of Pearland, wh...

Twenty-eight students recently graduated from the Wharton County Junior College Associate Degree Nursing program. Front row, left to right, are Minerva Rosado of El Campo, Tania Herrera of El Campo, Katherine Meyer of Needville, Adrienne Fritsch of S...

WHARTON, TEXAS – Registration is now open for Wharton County Junior College’s May Mini-Term and Summer 2018 semesters. Students may register through July 8. May Mini-Term classes begin May 14, Summer I classes begin June 4 and Summer II classes begin...

Four members of Wharton's Cuevas family will graduate this year with both a high school diploma and an associate's degree thanks to the ROAR program, which allows Wharton High School students to earn up to 60 credit hours at Wharton County Junior Col...

Four members of the 2018 Wharton County Junior College Pioneers Baseball Team recently signed to continue their athletic careers at four year universities. From left are Jaron Roblyer, a right hand pitcher from Pearland, who signed to play at Houston...

Wharton County Junior College Director of Instruction Assessment and QEP Coordinator Tracy Emmons reviews “Destination Bound” marketing materials with administrative assistant Anna Cortez. The QEP program seeks to assist students by making their coll...

WHARTON, TEXAS – Wharton County Junior College students were recognized for their classroom achievement at the annual Academic Recognition Ceremony, held recently at the Pioneer Student Center on the Wharton campus. Instructors and administrators pre...

Wharton County Junior College students rehearse for the upcoming production, “Law & Order: Fairy Tale Unit,” which is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, April 27 in the Horton Foote Theatre on the Wharton campus.

Wharton County Junior College art student Caroline Gillaspy of Sugar Land puts the finishing touches on a still life in preparation for the annual student art show, now on display in the hallway of the Duson-Hansen Fine Arts Building on the Wharton c...

WHARTON, TEXAS – Wharton County Junior College is offering a streamlined set of courses designed to assist job seekers in finding quick employment while also benefiting Hurricane Harvey disaster victims. The Hurricane Harvey fast-track training cours...

WHARTON, TEXAS – Additional Pell Grant funding may help some Wharton County Junior College students continue their coursework during the summer. Beginning for the summer 2018 term, students can apply for an additional round of Pell Grant funding. Stu...