Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine is a community-based medical school providing third- and fourth-year clinical training at regional clinical campuses around the state through affiliations with local physicians, clinics, and hospitals.

Texas State University-Round Rock combines the efforts of Texas State University-San Marcos, Austin Community College, and Temple College at Taylor to offer educational programs and workforce training in the Williamson County and Austin area. These colleges and university also offer some certificate programs. You can earn a Master’s, Bachelor’s, or Associate’s degree by attending classes in Round Rock.

Austin Community College provides comprehensive higher education programs and services to more than 5,000 students. Plans call for future construction to expand the campus to accommodate 11,500 students. ACC Round Rock offers university transfer degrees and core curriculum courses, workforce/technical degrees and certificates, and comprehensive student support services, such as advising and counseling, financial aid, library facilities, and media services, as well as computer centers, and a learning lab with free tutoring.

Just north of Teravista, in historic Georgetown, TX, is Southwestern University.  Southwestern is a selective and independent four-year undergraduate national liberal arts college consisting of The Brown College of Arts and Sciences and The Sarofim School of Fine Arts. It was the first institution of higher learning in Texas, chartered by the Republic of Texas in 1840. Southwestern is affiliated with The United Methodist Church.