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Wharton
Campus
911 Boling Highway
Wharton, Texas 77488
1-800-561-WCJC (9252)
979-532-4560 |
Ft. Bend Tech
Center
5333 FM 1640
Richmond, Texas 77469
1-800-561-WCJC (9252)
281-239-1500 |
Sugar Land
Campus
550 Julie Rivers Drive
Sugar Land, Texas 77478
1-800-561-WCJC (9252)
281-243-8447 |
Bay City Campus
4000 Avenue F
Bay City, Texas 77414
979-244-4552
1-800-561-WCJC (9252)
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College History
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| 1944 |
Wharton
County leaders, members of a Postwar Planning Board, conceived the idea of Wharton County Junior College. |
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| 1945 |
On August 7, citizens from various sections of the county met as a County Junior College Committee. |
| 1946 |
On April 6, voters of Wharton
County created the Wharton County Junior College District and elected the first Board of Trustees: F.J.L. Blasingame, Wharton; Donald M. Duson, El Campo; J. R. Peace, East Bernard; Lottie N. Mullins, Boling; Richard E. Meek, Louise; Carl Reynolds, Glen Flora; and Harold Hansen, Danevang.
In September, classroom instruction began with approximately 200 students housed in five Wharton County Fair Buildings, located at the corner of Boling Highway and Alabama Road. |
| 1947 |
On June 7, the voters of Wharton
approved a $600,000 tax bond to acquire permanent college facilities. The present-day Administration Building and the gymnasium were built on twenty acres of donated land. |
| 1949 |
In January, the college occupied its first two permanent buildings. |
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| 1970 |
On July 18, voters extended the boundaries of Wharton County Junior College to include the Needville Independent School District; and the appointment of a Needville resident to the Board of Trustees increased Board membership to eight. |
| 1980 |
WCJC began offering day classes in Richmond/Rosenberg at B. F. Terry High School. |
| 1983 |
WCJC opened its Satellite Campus in Richmond. |
| 1985 |
WCJC, with funds provided by the George Foundation, purchased land for a permanent campus in Richmond/Rosenberg. |
| 1990 |
WCJC began offering classes at the Centraplex Campus in Sugar Land. |
| 1994 |
WCJC began offering classes at the Marine Education Center in Palacios. |
| 1996 |
Construction of the LaDieu Technology Center was completed. |
| 1996 |
Board of Trustees increased its size to nine members. |
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| 1999 |
New greenhouse on Wharton campus dedicated. |
| 2001 |
Fort
Bend Technical Center completed. |
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