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WCJC Band Instructor Joe Waldrop was recently named to the “Who’s Who in Community College Academia” list. Waldrop has taught at WCJC for the past 15 years. WHARTON, TEXAS – Wharton County Junior College Band Instructor Joe Waldrop has made the “Who...

Wharton County Junior College's student athletes were recently recognized for their achievements. Pictured, from left, are2019 Johnnie Frankie Award winner Brock Brandl of El Campo, volleyball team MVP Olivia Aprea of Needville, Dr.

Twenty-eight students earned their Associate of Applied Science Degree in Nursing from Wharton County Junior College. Front row, left to right, are Amanda Cortez-Garza of Bay City, Alexandria Hinds of Sugar Land, Jocelyn Drawhorn of Palacios, Karina ...

A new group of Realizing Our Academic Reward (ROAR) Academy students has been chosen and will now have the opportunity to earn up to 60 college credit hours at Wharton County Junior College while enrolled at Wharton High School. Front row, left to ri...

Two Wharton High School students participated in Wharton County Junior College's commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 18, in Wharton. Through the Realizing Our Academic Reward (ROAR) Academy, the two students were able to complete enough college-le...

Wharton County Junior College Human Services Program students participate in a recent classroom exercise. Foreground, from left, are Lashawna Thomas of Wharton and Yolanda Gomez of Sugar Land.

WHARTON, TEXAS – Wharton County Junior College students were recently recognized for their classroom achievement at the 2019 Academic Recognition Ceremony, held at the Pioneer Student Center on the Wharton campus. Instructors and administrators prese...

Wharton County Junior College Volleyball Team players Sabrina Show and Rebecca Estrada recently signed letters of intent to continue their athletic careers at four-year universities. Show, an outside hitter from East Bernard who made Region XIV First...

WCJC students gather in the gymnasium on the Wharton campus during last year’s graduation ceremonies. This year’s commencement exercises will take place at 10 a.m.

May 9, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Zina L. Carter979.532.6417 WHARTON, TEXAS – The Wharton County Junior College Pioneers Baseball Team will travel to Beaumont this weekend to compete at the Region XIV Tournament and a chance to make the Natio...

WHARTON, TEXAS – Town hall meetings have been scheduled to garner input regarding a parking fee at the University of Houston Sugar Land campus. Recently, the University of Houston made an administrative decision to charge a parking fee for all stude...

Wharton County Junior College Art Instructor Dianne Curtis discusses the finer details of a drawing submitted for this year’s Student Art Show. The exhibition is currently on display in the hallway of the Duson-Hansen Fine Arts Building on the Wharto...