Wharton County Junior College offers affordable, hands-on learning in a supportive environment to help you transfer to a four-year university or earn a marketable associate degree or certificate. The college offers more than 40 programs of study. In addition, on-campus and online classes mean you can learn when it is convenient for you. The Wharton County Junior College service area includes Wharton, Matagorda, and Colorado counties, as well as parts of Fort Bend, Jackson, and Austin counties.