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Wharton County Junior College

As of October 2, 2026

The information on this page describes the accreditation relationship between this institution and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. General information about the Commission and the accreditation process is provided at the end of this document.

General Information

CEO Name
Dr. Amanda A. Allen
Address
911 Boling Highway Wharton, TX 77488
Country
United States
Institutional Phone
(979) 532-4560
Approved to Offer
Associate's Degree

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Accreditation Information

Status
Accredited
Public Sanctions
None
Accreditation Granted
January 1, 1951
Reaffirmation
2019
Distance Education Approval Date
May 14, 2007
Next Reaffirmation
2029
Next Fifth-Year Review
2034
Degree Level
I i See Approved to Offer above for the complete list.
Control
Public

SACSCOC Staff Member

Jay Marr

Email

In-Progress Reviews

  • 2034 Fifth-Year Interim Report
  • 2028 Reaffirmation Committee
  • 2028 Off-Site Review
  • 2026 Reaffirmation Orientation

Most Recent History with SACSCOC

  • 2025 Referral Report
  • 2024 Fifth-Year Interim Report

Off-campus Instructional Sites (Additional Locations)

Types

  • Approved >=50%: Site is approved to offer any portion of a program. Additional programs may be offered with no further site notification or approval. Only sites offering 50% or more of a program require approval.
  • Approved Branch >=50%: Site is approved as a branch campus to offer any portion of a program. Additional programs may be offered with no further site notification or approval.
  • Notified 25-49%: Less than 50% of a program may be offered at the site. Less than 50% of additional programs may be offered with no further site notification.

Sites offering less than 25% of a program do not require notification or approval.

Status

  • Open: Instruction may be offered at the site consistent with the site type defined above.
  • Closed: Closed sites are not shown. A site is closed when (1) the institution has stopped admitting students to the site and (2) SACSCOC has approved the site teach-out plan. Therefore, instruction may continue at a site under the teach-out plan after the site is closed.
  • Austin High School
    3434 Pheasant Creek Drive Sugar Land, TX 77498 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • B.F. Terry High School
    5500 Avenue North Rosenberg, TX 77471 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Bay City High School
    520 7th Street Bay City, TX 77414 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Bay City Site
    4000 Avenue F Suite B Bay City, TX 77414 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Boling High School
    407 Atlantic Avenue Boling, TX 77420 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Brazos ISD
    16621 Highway 36 South Wallis, TX 77485 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Bush High School
    6707 FM 1464 Rosenberg, TX 77407 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Clements High School
    4200 Elkins Drive Sugar Land, TX 77479 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Columbus High School
    103 Cardinal Lane Columbus, TX 78934 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Dulles High School
    550 Dulles Avenue Sugar Land, TX 77478 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • East Bernard High School
    723 College Street East Bernard, TX 77435 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • El Campo High School
    600 West Norris El Campo, TX 77437 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Elkins High School
    7007 Knights Court Missouri City, TX 77459 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Fort Bend Technical Center
    5333 FM 1640 Richmond, TX 77469 United States

    Type: Approved Branch >=50% Status: Open

  • Foster High School
    4400 FM 723 Richmond, TX 77406 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Fulshear High School
    9302 Bios D Arc Lane Fulshear, TX 77441 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Ganado ISD
    501 West Devers Avenue Ganado, TX 77962 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • George Ranch High School
    8181 FM 762 Richmond, TX 77469 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Kemper High School
    14777 Voss Road Sugar Land, TX 77498 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Lamar Consolidated ISD Career and Technical Education Center
    1155 Hartledge Road Rosenberg, TX 77471 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Lamar High School
    4606 Mustang Avenue Rosenberg, TX 77471 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Louise ISD
    505 Hackberry Avenue Louise, TX 77455 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Needville High School
    100 Fritzella Street Needville, TX 77461 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Needville High School
    100 Fritzella Street Needville, TX 77461 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Palacios High School
    100 Shark Drive Palacios, TX 77465 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Rice ISD
    1094 Raider Drive Altair, TX 77412 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Ridge Point High School
    500 Waters Lake Boulevard Missouri City, TX 77459 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Sealy High School
    2372 Championship Drive Sealy, TX 77474 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Sugar Land Campus
    14004 University Blvd Sugar Land, TX 77474 United States

    Type: Approved Branch >=50% Status: Open

  • Tidehaven ISD
    144 FM 1095 Road El Maton, TX 77440 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Travis High School
    11111 Harlem Road Richmond, TX 77406 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Van Vleck High School
    133 South 4th Street Van Vleck, TX 77482 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Warton High School
    1 Tiger Avenue Wharton, TX 77488 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Weimer High School
    506 West Main Street Weimer, TX 78962 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

About SACSCOC and Accreditation

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the accreditation name of The Commission on Colleges and Universities, is the commission responsible for accrediting degree-granting institutions across the nation and internationally. The SACSCOC Board of Trustees is the representative body of the member institutions also known as the College Delegate Assembly. To gain or maintain accreditation, an institution must comply with SACSCOC policies, procedures, and with all standards contained in the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement in the professional judgment of peer reviewers. SACSCOC’s institutional accreditation includes all degree levels regardless of location or mode of instruction. The Commission accredits the institution as a whole.

Components of the Review Process

The SACSCOC Board of Trustees conducts several types of institutional reviews: (1) Candidate Committee reviews of applicant institutions seeking candidacy, (2) Accreditation Committee reviews of candidate institutions seeking initial membership, (3) Reaffirmation Committee reviews of member institutions seeking continued accreditation following a comprehensive review, (4) Special Committee reviews of member institutions seeking continued accreditation following evaluation of institutional circumstances that are accreditation related, and (5) Substantive Change Committee reviews of member institutions seeking approval and continued accreditation following the review of a change of a significant modification or expansion to the institution’s nature and scope. Each of the above type of reviews has its own evaluation documents and peer review procedures and can be found on the SACSCOC website at www.sacscoc.org.

The Committees on Compliance and Reports (C&R), standing committees of the SACSCOC Board of Trustees, review reports prepared by evaluation committees and the institutional responses to those reports. A C&R Committee’s recommendation regarding an institution’s accreditation-related matters is forwarded to the Executive Council for review. The Executive Council recommends action to the SACSCOC Board of Trustees, which makes the final decision on reaffirmation and any monitoring activities that it may require of an institution. The SACSCOC Board of Trustees convenes twice a year.

Complaints Against SACSCOC Accredited Institutions

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) recognizes the value of information provided by students, employees, and others in determining whether an institution’s performance is consistent with SACSCOC standards for obtaining or maintaining accreditation. The Commission’s interest also is in ensuring that member institutions maintain appropriate grievance procedures and standards of procedural fairness and that the procedures are applied appropriately and consistently. The procedures for the review of complaints involving member institutions enable SACSCOC to address possible violations of its Principles of Accreditation, its Core Requirements and Standards, SACSCOC policies or procedures, as well as to address possible violations of an institution’s own policies and procedures, if related to the Principles.

Since SACSCOC’s complaint procedures are for the purpose of addressing any significant non-compliance with SACSCOC Principles of Accreditation, policies, or procedures, the procedures are not intended to be used to involve SACSCOC in disputes between individuals and member institutions, or cause SACSCOC to interpose itself as a reviewing authority in individual matters of admission, grades, granting or transferability of credits, application of academic policies, fees or other financial matters, disciplinary matters or other contractual rights and obligations. Nor does SACSCOC seek redress on an individual’s behalf. Under no circumstances does SACSCOC respond to, or take action on, any complaint or any allegation that contains defamatory statements. Further, SACSCOC will not serve as a grievance panel when the outcome of institutional grievance or appeal processes is unsatisfactory to the complainant.

SACSCOC expects individuals to attempt to resolve the issue through all means available to the complainant, including following the institution’s own published grievance procedures, before submitting a complaint to SACSCOC. Therefore, SACSCOC is under no obligation to consider additional information submitted by the complainant subsequent to the receipt of the formal complaint. SACSCOC’s usual practice is not to consider a complaint that is currently in administrative proceedings, including institutional proceedings, or in litigation. However, if there is substantial, credible evidence that indicates systemic problems with an accredited institution, SACSCOC may, at its discretion, choose to proceed with the review.

For the fastest and most secure review by SACSCOC personnel, we strongly encourage you to submit your formal complaint online. You can easily file your concerns by completing the digital “Complaints Against Institutions: Information Sheet and Form” directly through our secure online portal. Please note that to maintain the integrity of the review process, SACSCOC cannot evaluate oral or anonymous complaints, nor can we accept complaints submitted on behalf of another individual or forwarded from another entity. Filing your complaint electronically ensures it is received immediately and streamlines the review process.

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