Blinn College (BC) History and Academics

History

Blinn College was founded as Mission Institute in 1883. It was strictly for male students until the institute began admitting females in 1888. The school experienced its first name change in 1899 when it became Blinn Memorial College after Christian Blinn donated a substantial amount of money to make it possible to operate the school. In 1927, the institute became a junior college that merged with Southwestern University of Georgetown, Texas.

In 1934, the institution became a nonsectarian junior college and took on its current name. The college severed its connection with Southwestern University in 1937. An election was held to levy taxes in order to form a public junior college district, creating the first junior college district in Texas owned by the county. Today it is one of the largest community college districts in the state of Texas.

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Information Summary

Ranks 160th in Texas and 2800th overall. See the entire top 2,000 colleges and universities list
Overall Score (about)	53.6
Total Cost On-Campus Attendance	$18,690
Admission Success rate	N/A
Student Ratio Students-to-Faculty	23 : 1
Retention (full-time / part-time)	54% / 50%
Enrollment Total (all students)	21,623

Academics

As a junior college, Blinn offers Associate of Art (AA) degrees and Associate of Science (AS) degrees. Accreditation is granted by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The location in Brenham, Texas offers certificates and degrees in 10 divisions: Division of Agricultural Sciences; Division of Business, Information Technology, and Public Service; Division of Fine Arts, Music, and Drama; Division of Health and Kinesiology; Division of Natural Science; Division of Humanities; Division of Math and Engineering; Division of Parallel Studies; Division of Applied Sciences; and Division of Social Science.

A few of the areas in which students can earn associate

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Admissions

High school graduates or GED recipients must meet certain criteria for admissions. Students must complete an electronic or signed paper application; submit official exemption, THEA, or alternative test scores and the corresponding documentation; submit official transcript with graduation date and last year

Financial Aid

All students who wish to receive financial assistance must submit a completed FAFSA form. The application is due in early April for the summer session, early June for the fall semester, and early October for the spring semester. Students may qualify for loans, grants, scholarships, and / or work-study programs depending on their financial need. Loans come in the form of subsidized and unsubsidized loans. Unsubsidized loans begin accruing interest once the loan is provided. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board offers a College Access Loan and a B-On Time Loan. The College Access Loan must be repaid but the B-On Time Loan may be forgiven upon graduation if students meet certain criteria.

Available grants include the Federal Pell Grant, Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG), Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG), Texas Public Education Grant, Texas Grant, Perkins Grant, and Texas Educational Opportunity Grant (TEOG).

There are scholarship opportunities as well, both internal and offered by outside sources. Internal scholarship applications are due in early April for the fall semester. Students may qualify for full scholarships and partial scholarships. There are also scholarships offered by various academic departments. Students receiving outside scholarships must make sure that the checks are sent to the Financial Aid office to the attention of a Scholarship Advisor. Failure to comply with this request may result in delayed funding.

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Students

The Brenham Campus has 12 residential halls. A few of the halls are Beazley Hall, Hallstein Hall, Melcher Hall, Spencer Hall, Buchannan Hall, Memorial Hall, Solons Hall, and Lockett Hall. College Park Apartments are available for students who wish to live in two or four-bedroom units.

The more than 40 student organizations include honor societies, religious organizations, political organizations, professional organizations, student organizations, and social clubs. A few of the organizations include Sigma Kappa Delta Young Democrats, Future Teachers, Medical Education Developmental Society, Forensic Science Club, Lutheran Fellowship 101, Beta Tau (Drill Team), and Hispanic Organization for Latino Awareness.

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Athletics

The six competitive sports teams include football, men