ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Education and Training > Vocational Education

The Alvin Community College District includes 421.8 square miles and covers approximately the eastern third of Brazoria County. Major transportation corridors are: 288 corridor, Highway 6, running WNW (toward San Antonio) and ESE (toward Texas City); and Highway 35, running north to Houston and south toward Angleton and Freeport. A significant geographical feature is Chocolate Bayou, which runs nearly the length of the District. Major cities within the district service area are Alvin, Danbury, Manvel, and Pearland, Texas.

Brazoria County is a Gulf Coast county, the seat of which is located in Angleton. Geographically, the area is a coastal plain, which is interlaced with numerous lakes, rivers, and bayous. The county’s economy rests on agriculture, healthcare, oil and gas production, and petrochemical manufacturing.

There are 16 buildings on the main campus of Alvin Community College. It is situated on 114 acres of land between Hwy 35 Bypass and Mustang Road in Alvin.