For higher education, Summerwood™ is located only a mile from the new Lone Star College - Atascocita Center and 15 miles from Lone Star College - Kingwood.  And thanks to the convenient Summerwood location on Beltway 8, residents can easily access other colleges and universities throughout the Houston area like the prestigious Rice University, often called the Harvard of the Southwest, the University of Houston, the University of St. Thomas, Houston Baptist and many others.