Introduction
Brazosport College is a community college in Lake Jackson, Texas. It was created in 1948 to meet the needs of post-war Texas. Today, the student population is more than 25,000. About one third of the students attend full-time; the remaining two-thirds attend part time.
The college is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The campus is located on 156 rural acres surrounding Oyster Creek, 22 miles from Sweeny, 11 miles from Brazoria, 19 miles from West Columbia, 8 miles from Angleton and Freeport, and 2 miles from Clute, Lack Jackson, and Richwood.