Blinn College

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

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Many students concentrating in medical adminstration, mathematics, drama and performing arts, fine arts, business and management, production trades, nutrition and exercise therapy, science, agricultural science and management, therapy and counseling, and real estate and construction management.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High male/female ratio.

Other important characteristics:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Distance learning available
• Weekend study option
• Part-time classes available
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Students

Student enrollment was 14,589 in 2007-2008 (10,966 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

About 0% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Financial Aid: Blinn participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Housing and Meals

Blinn provides on-campus housing for 1,016 of its 10,966 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).