Wharton County Junior College Foundation

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🎉 Just 2 Days Until Giving Tuesday! 🎉 At WCJC, student success goes far beyond the classroom. The WCJC Foundation supports wraparound services that help students stay enrolled, stay focused, and stay on track—no matter what life throws their way. From emergency assistance to food pantry support and student essentials, your generosity fills the gap for those who need it most. See details here - https://lnkd.in/geGbZcBa In just 2 days, you can make a meaningful impact. 💛 Join us on Giving Tuesday and help ensure every WCJC student has the support they need to thrive—academically and personally. Together, we can change lives. #WCJC #GivingTuesday #SupportStudents #WraparoundServices #ProudPioneer https://lnkd.in/g3qvhs4Q

Happy Thanksgiving! Today, we are thankful for our incredible donors and community partners who make student success possible every day. Thank you from the WCJC Foundation!

Please help us extend a warm welcome to Dr. Mike Wilkinson, WCJC's new Chief of Staff. https://lnkd.in/g4X4_QF6 #ProudPioneer

ONE WEEK until Giving Tuesday!! Watch the attached video from Kareem, a WCJC student, and learn how the WCJC community came together to help support him in his pursuit to be an EMS tech. For the details about Giving Tuesday at WCJC click here. https://ow.ly/UQJN50XvTV1 Make a financial contribution by clicking here. https://ow.ly/TFpB50XvTUX #ProudPioneer #GivingTuesday https://lnkd.in/gFV-7gSj

Giving Tuesday is 11 days away!! Check out the video and hear what Amber Barbee, WCJC's Director of Counseling, has to say about the WCJC Homestead food pantry and what your donations mean to WCJC students. Remember that on December 2, From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., donors can drop off items at any WCJC campus: Bay City: Collection box at the front desk Wharton, Sugar Land, and Richmond: Collection boxes located in the counseling offices For the details about Giving Tuesday at WCJC click here. https://ow.ly/qRbP50XvTUR Make a financial contribution by clicking here. https://ow.ly/Orhw50XvTUT #Proud Pioneer #GivingTuesday https://ow.ly/lzxI50XvTUS

Please join us in welcoming Dr. David Byrd to the WCJC family as the new Vice President of Access, Completion and Transfer. https://lnkd.in/dfGXxkpP #ProudPioneer

Wharton County Junior College is teaming up with the Wharton County Junior College Foundation this fall to collect items for students in need. On Dec. 2, all four of WCJC’s campuses will collect items for the WCJC Homestead food pantry as part of “Giving Tuesday,” a national initiative that has become one of the most significant fundraising days of the year. On Dec. 2, collection drop-offs will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at WCJC’s campuses in Wharton, Bay City, Sugar Land and Richmond. The Bay City location will have a drop-off box at the front desk while the other three campuses will have boxes in the counseling offices. Items needed include: • Diapers and wipes • Gift cards to Walmart and HEB • Toothbrushes and toothpaste • Travel shampoo, conditioner and deodorant • Snacks (granola bars and crackers) • Microwaveable food items (ramen, ravioli and macaroni) In addition to in-kind donations, financial contributions will also be collected during “Giving Tuesday” to support wraparound services. These will cover such things as the Homestead food pantry, emergency student aid, TRiO SSS and textbooks. To make a contribution visit https://ow.ly/U5iE50XrUxf For more information for to make a financial contribution, visit the WCJC Foundation’s Giving Tuesday webpage at https://ow.ly/tzYq50XrUxe Like and share to spread the news and increase our impact! #GivingTuesday #ProudPioneer

The WCJC Rodeo team finished the fall 2025 semester with a strong showing at the Sam Houston State University Rodeo this past weekend. The Pioneers will return to action in the spring with their first rodeo on Feb. 20-21 in College Station. Individual results at SHSU include: Thomas Willard of Caldwell, 1st in bull riding (currently 1st in the Southern Region); Braden Cayce of San Marcos, 2nd in bull riding (currently 2nd in Southern Region); Rylan Cherry of Buna, 3rd in saddle bronc (currently 6th in Southern Region); Wyatt Freeman of Logan, Utah, 4th in bare back riding (currently 4th in Southern Region); Jaxson Thurman of El Dorado, Ark., 5th in bare back riding (currently 6th in Southern Region); and Carson Sonnier of Boling, 6th in team roping (Heeler). [Pictured is Rylan Cherry of Buna competing at an earlier rodeo. Photo courtesy Jennings Photography]. #ProudPioneer

WCJC has received a $1.5 million grant from the M.G. & Lillie A. Johnson Foundation to support the construction of the new WCJC Student Commons, a multi-purpose facility that will serve as the hub for student life and community engagement on campus. https://lnkd.in/gyXF3BgT #ProudPioneer