K-12 Education
Lamar Consolidated ISD
Lamar Consolidated ISD provides public education to over 43 percent of Fort Bend County and enrolls more than 27,000 students each year. Lamar CISD has designed its schools for smaller enrollment, with high schools having less than 2,000 students enrolled, in order to provide students with more opportunities for leadership and to participate in campus activities.
Highest Possible Academic Rating
—Texas Education Agency, 2017
Accolades & Achievements
National Principals of the Year
Gates Millennium Scholars
Rodeo Art Grand Champions
State Athletic Champions
Lamar CISD is proud to be an HEB Excellence in Education Large District winner.
Higher Education
Texas State Technical College - Fort Bend County Campus
Texas State Technical College recently completed Phase I of its 80 acre campus in Fall 2016. The initial phase consisted of a 126,000 SF education facility offering state of the art lab space and classrooms. Phase II will include an additional 50,000 SF educational building.
Wharton County Junior College - Richmond Campus
Wharton County Junior College has a long history of providing high quality post-secondary education and workforce training in Fort Bend County starting in 1983.
Houston Community College - Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence
Houston Community College has their Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence which focuses on providing training in high growth and high demand occupations such as machining, additive manufacturing, robotics, CNC operations, and advanced manufacturing.
University of Houston - Sugar Land Campus
The University of Houston's Sugar Land Campus, located just a short drive from Richmond, is a Tier 1 University Institute. The 270 acre campus offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional certification opportunities.