LISTS COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES LIST VICTORIA COUNTY
DEWITT COUNTY
University of Houston-Victoria 3007 N. Ben Wilson St. Bachelor’s degrees for freshmen through seniors and master’s degree programs. Specialties: arts and sciences; business administration; and education, health professions and human development. 361-570-4848 UHV.edu
Victoria College Vocational Nursing-Cuero 2550 N. Esplanade St. Vocational nursing program 361-277-6760 victoriacollege.edu/ vocationalnursingcuero
Victoria College 2200 E. Red River St. Pre-college programs, freshmen and sophomores Specialties: Transfer programs, associate degrees, workforce training, continuing education 361-573-3291 victoriacollege.edu Emerging Technology Complex 7403 Lone Tree Road 361-580-3700 Leo J. Welder Center for the Performing Arts 214 N. Main St., Victoria 361-582-2436 Liberty Street Industrial Training Center 1404 N. Liberty St. 361-573-3291
LAVACA COUNTY Victoria College Zelda L. Allen School of Nursing 1410 N. Texana St., Hallettsville Vocational nursing program 361-798-2289
WHARTON COUNTY Wharton County Junior College 911 Boling Highway, Wharton Two-year college that also has campuses in Richmond, Sugar Land and Bay City. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. 979-532-4560 wcjc.edu
Evan Lewis/elewis@vicad.com
The new UHV University Commons building at 3006 N. Ben Jordan St. has three stories and provides more than 80,000 square feet of space. It contains the university’s library, offices, meeting rooms, study spaces and student services and the Victoria Regional History Center. The building will also have a Chick-fil-A and a Starbucks cafe.
Gonzales Center 424 E. Sarah DeWitt Drive Gonzales 830-672-6251
BEE COUNTY Coastal Bend College 3800 Charco Road, Beeville Offers undergraduate classes, associate degrees, certificates, vocational training. Has its main campus in Beeville and operates branch campuses in Alice, Kingsville and Pleasanton. 361-358-2838 coastalbend.edu/
CALHOUN COUNTY Victoria College - Wilkins Industrial Training Center 701 S. Ann St., Port Lavaca Offers workforce and continuing education training 361-573-3291 50
DISCOVER 2019
Shelby Miller/samiller@vicad.com
Josh Baldwin, 15, of Victoria, is working to have his robots send and receive actions with each other at the Digital Simulation and Robotics Summer Camp at the University of Houston-Victoria. Baldwin said it’s “like sending texts.”
