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(Nationwide) |
| County |
Washington County, TX |
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| Title IV Eligible |
Yes |
Yes |
| Carnegie Classification |
Associate of Arts Colleges |
Associate of Arts Colleges |
| Institution Level |
At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs |
At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs |
| Institution Control |
Public |
Public |
| Full-Time Undergraduate |
7,461 students |
998 students |
| Part-Time Undergraduate |
6,899 students |
1,405 students |
| Total Enrollment |
14,360 students |
2,164 students |
| Total Dormitory Capacity |
1,016 students |
220 students |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid |
46% |
78% |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants |
28% |
47% |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received |
$1,999 |
$2,810 |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants |
30% |
28% |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received |
$623 |
$1,211 |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants |
6% |
11% |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received |
$1,334 |
$1,117 |
| % Students Receiving Loans |
39% |
37% |
| Avg. Amount Of Loan Received |
$2,077 |
$3,048 |
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- Blinn College, the Junior College District of Washington County, is located in Brenham, Texas, and serves a 13 county service area with campuses in Bryan and Schulenburg. The school was founded in 1883 by the Southern German Conference of the Methodist denomination under the name of Mission Institution. In 1889 the name was changed to Blinn Memorial College in honor of the Reverend Christian Blinn of New York who had donated a considerable sum of money to make the school possible. The institution was originally founded for the purpose of training young men for the ministry, but in the course of time, to meet the demands of the public, academic courses were added.
- After operating for five years as an institution for men only, Blinn College was made coeducational in 1888. Until 1927 the school was of academy rank. In 1927 the Board of Trustees, under leadership of President Philip Deschner, organized a junior college. In 1930 the school was merged with Southwestern University (Georgetown, Texas). In 1934, a new charter was procured by the citizens of Brenham, and a private nonsectarian junior college, under the name of Blinn College, was organized with nine regents as the board of control. In February, 1937, all connection with Southwestern University and the Methodist denominations were severed. An election held in Washington County on June 8, 1937, for the purposes of creating a public junior college district and for levying a small tax, was successful. Blinn thus became the first county-owned junior college district in Texas. The college continues to operate as one of the largest of the state’s 50 public junior/community college districts.
- For both the Associate in Arts Degree (AA) and the Associate in Science Degree (AS), any area of concentration offered at Blinn may be selected. However, traditional areas of concentration for the AA degree are: Communications, Criminal Justice, English, Foreign Languages and Speech/Theater Arts. Traditional areas of concentration for AS degrees are: Agriculture, Biology, Business/Accounting, Chemistry, Computer Science, Health/Kinesiology and Mathematics.
- Blinn College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approves the courses and programs offered by Blinn College.
- Profile last updated: 00/00/0000.
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