Victoria College (Texas)

Victoria College
Former names
 Victoria Junior College
Type Community college
Established 1925
Students 4,360
Location Victoria, Texas, United States
Website Official home page

Coordinates: 28°49′1″N 96°58′45.5″W / 28.81694°N 96.979306°W / 28.81694; -96.979306 Victoria College (VC) is a community college serving Victoria, Texas and the surrounding counties. The college first began classes in the Patti Welder High School on February 4, 1925. After World War II, because of the growth of the surrounding area and the college population from returning GIs, the college built its own campus and changed its name from the Victoria Junior College to Victoria College. The college shares some facilities with the University of Houston–Victoria.

VC has two extension campuses, one in Port Lavaca and another in Gonzales. The college also serves numerous other sites through the ITV distance learning system.

The college has an athletic program which consists of a women's volleyball team and a men's basketball team, whose mascot is the Pirates.

As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of VC is the following:[1]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ Texas Education Code, Section 130.208, "The Victoria College District Service Area".
  2. ↑ "About Us". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved 2011-04-26.


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