Editing Gonzales, Texas (section)

==Education==
[[File:College - 1851.JPG|thumb|Gonzales College, now a private residence.]]

During the 19th century, the town was a center for higher education in Texas. Construction of Gonzales College began in 1851, and it opened in 1853, with 50 students. An 1855 addition for the men's program was torn down during the Civil War; the materials were used to build Fort Waul, just to the north of the town. By 1857, the school granted bachelor of arts degrees to females, making it one of the earliest colleges in Texas to do so. The college was purchased in 1891, and its building converted into a private residence by W.M. Atkinson.

The city of Gonzales is served by the [[Gonzales Independent School District]] and is home to the [[Gonzales High School (Texas)|Gonzales High School]] Apaches.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.gonzales.txed.net/|title= Gonzales Independent School District|publisher= Gonzales Independent School District|access-date= October 19, 2012|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120626171725/http://www.gonzales.txed.net/|archive-date= June 26, 2012}}</ref> According to the [[University Interscholastic League]] of Texas, the Gonzales Apaches football team is in the 4A-1 Region IV District 15; Division: 4A-1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uiltexas.org/files/alignments/FB-4A-D1-2014.pdf/ |title=University Interscholastic League Football District Alignment |publisher=University Interscholastic League |access-date=February 19, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630170808/http://www.uiltexas.org/files/alignments/FB-4A-D1-2014.pdf |archive-date=June 30, 2014 }}</ref>

The city of Gonzales also is home to the Gonzales Center, a branch of the [[Victoria College (Texas)|Victoria College]] which is located in Victoria, Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.victoriacollege.edu/gonzalescenter/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202044805/http://www.victoriacollege.edu/gonzalescenter |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 2, 2010 |title=Victoria College |publisher=Victoria College |access-date=February 13, 2015 }}</ref>