Victoria College, Victoria

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Victoria College is a public community college in Victoria, Texas. The college first began classes in the Patti Welder High School on February 4, 1925. After World War II, because of the growth of the surrounding area and the college population from returning GIs, the college built its own campus and changed its name from the Victoria Junior College to Victoria College. The college shares some facilities with the University of Houston–Victoria. ()

Established: 1925 (99 years ago)Coordinates: 28°49'1"N, 96°58'45"W

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Victoria College – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Victoria Mall, DeLeon Plaza and Bandstand, Victoria Grist Windmill, Theodore Buhler House.

3.6 miN
Shopping centre, Shopping
Victoria Mall, Victoria
93 min walk • Victoria Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Victoria, Texas. It opened in 1981 and is managed by Hull Storey Gibson. Anchor stores are Bealls, Best Buy, two Dillard's locations, JCPenney, and TJ Maxx.
2 miSW
Park
DeLeon Plaza and Bandstand, Victoria
52 min walk • DeLeon Plaza and Bandstand is 1.77 acres originally platted as the center of the city of Victoria, county of Victoria, in the U.S. state of Texas. The bandstand stood nearby the plaza until it was moved to the center of the plaza in 1923. The William P.
1.7 miSW
Windmill
Victoria Grist Windmill, Victoria
45 min walk • Victoria Grist Windmill is an historic gristmill in Memorial Square in Victoria, Texas, United States. The windmill was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 30, 1976 and became an American Society of Mechanical Engineers Landmark in May, 1991.
1.8 miSW
Victorian architecture
Theodore Buhler House, Victoria
47 min walk • The Theodore Buhler House is a historic house in Victoria, Texas. It was built in 1890 for Theodore Buhler and his wife, Katherine Schmidt. Born in Baden, Germany, he emigrated to the United States at a young age and grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana.
2 miSW
Church
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Victoria
51 min walk • Our Lady of Lourdes Church is a historic church at 105 N. William St. in Victoria, Texas. It was built in 1923 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
~1230 ftSW
28°48'54"N • 96°58'57"W
Museum of the Coastal Bend - Victoria, Victoria
6 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
0.9 miNW
Church
Our Lady of Victory Cathedral, Victoria
24 min walk • The Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory is a Catholic cathedral and parish church located in Victoria, Texas, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Victoria in Texas.
1.7 miW
Romanesque architecture
O'Connor-Proctor Building, Victoria
43 min walk • The O'Connor–Proctor Building on N. Main in Victoria, Texas was built in 1895 at cost of $7,721. It was designed by architect Paul Helwig and its exterior is "St. Louis red brick trimmed with Kerrville white limestone". It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
1.9 miSW
28°48'7"N • 97°0'19"W
Leo J. Welder Center for the Performing Arts, Victoria
48 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
1.9 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Trinity Lutheran Church, Victoria
50 min walk • Trinity Lutheran Church is a historic church at 402 E. Constitution in Victoria, Texas. The corner stone was laid September 10, 1908. On May 2, 1909, Rev. Karl Weiss dedicated the church. In 1986 it was added to the National Register.
2.3 miW
Sport, Sport venue
Riverside Stadium, Victoria
60 min walk • Riverside Stadium is a ballpark located in Victoria, Texas which is the current home of the UHV Jaguars baseball team and the Victoria Generals of the Texas Collegiate League.

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Which popular attractions are close to Victoria College?

Nearby attractions include University of Houston–Victoria, Victoria (5 min walk), Museum of the Coastal Bend - Victoria, Victoria (6 min walk), Our Lady of Victory Cathedral, Victoria (24 min walk).