Blinn College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Blinn College, also referred to as Blinn, is a coeducational, community college located in Brenham, Texas, United States. It was established in 1883 as Mission Institute by the Southern German Conference of the Methodist denomination. It was initially a men's college but became coeducational in 1888. In 1899, the college was re-christened as Blinn Memorial College in honor of Reverend Christian Blinn of New York, who financed a large portion of the money required to establish the school. In 1934, the college was renamed for the last time and the word "Memorial" was dropped from the name.

The academic divisions in the College include the following:

• Agriculture and Applied Technology
• Business, Information Technology, and Public Service
• Fine Arts, Music, Drama
• Health and Kinesiology
• Humanities
• Math and Engineering
• Natural Science
• Parallel Studies
• Social Science
• Technical and Workforce Education

The athletic teams are called the Blinn College Buccaneers. The official mascot is the Buccaneer. The College sponsors football, basketball, baseball, softball, and volleyball. Blinn also boasts of award-winning cheerleading and dance teams.

Notable alumni of the College include Henry Thomas, actor, famous for his performance in the movie E.T.; and Rosa Levin Toubin, Jewish Texan historian, civic leader, and philanthropist.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in mathematics, real estate and construction management, nutrition and exercise therapy, fine arts, science, business and management, computer science and engineering, security and law enforcement, drama and performing arts, and production trades.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Large number of students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High male/female ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 15,608 in 2009-2010 (12,159 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 87% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Blinn provides on-campus housing for 1,012 of its 12,159 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (23 awarded)

• Agriculture

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (239 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (52 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (7 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (14 awarded)

• Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (21 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Child Development

FINE ARTS (9 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LAW (21 awarded)

• Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary

LIBERAL ARTS (199 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• General Studies
• History
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Social Sciences

MATHEMATICS (43 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (0 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (69 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management
• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (30 awarded)

• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
• Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
• Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
• Surgical Technology/Technologist

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (134 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (26 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (23 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry

PRODUCTION TRADES (28 awarded)

• Welding Technology/Welder

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (39 awarded)

• Real Estate

SCIENCE (147 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (90 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (39 awarded)

• Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
• Physical Therapist Assistant
• Psychology