Editing Sugar Land, Texas (section)

===Higher education===
{{see also|List of colleges and universities in Houston}}
[[File:University of Houston System at Sugar Land.jpg|thumb|Albert and Mamie George Building on University of Houston Sugar Land campus]]
A branch campus of [[Wharton County Junior College]] and a branch campus of [[University of Houston]] are both located in Sugar Land.

Sugar Land is under state law in the service area of Wharton County Junior College, as its [[extraterritorial jurisdiction]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm|title=EDUCATION CODE CHAPTER 130. JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICTS|website=Statutes.capitol.texas.gov|access-date=July 22, 2023}}</ref> Wharton County College is a comprehensive [[community college]] offering a wide range of postsecondary educational programs and services including [[associate degree]]s, certificates, and continuing-education courses. The college prepares students interested in transferring to baccalaureate-granting institutions.