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{{Short description|Junior college in Brenham, Texas, U.S.}}
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 | name                   = Blinn College
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 | caption                = 
 | motto                  = 
 | established            = 1884
 | accreditation          = [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools|SACS]]
 | type                   = [[Public college|Public]] [[Junior college]]
 | chancellor             = Mary Hensley
 | city                   = [[Brenham, Texas|Brenham]]
 | state                  = [[Texas]]
 | country                = United States
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 | students               = 18,301 (Fall 2023)<ref>{{cite web|title=Blinn's fall enrollment reaches its highest mark since 2019|url=https://www.blinn.edu/news/2023/12/blinns-fall-enrollment-reaches-its-highest-mark-since-2019.html|website=Blinn College|access-date=March 15, 2024}}</ref>
 | sports_nickname        = [[Buccaneer]]s
 | colors                 = Blue and white
 | website                = [https://www.blinn.edu/ www.blinn.edu]
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  | added = March 29, 1990
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'''Blinn College''' is a [[Public college|public]] [[junior college]] in [[Brenham, Texas]], with additional campuses in [[Bryan, Texas|Bryan]], [[Schulenburg, Texas|Schulenburg]], [[Sealy, Texas|Sealy]], and [[Waller, Texas|Waller]]. Brenham is Blinn's original and main campus, with housing and athletics.

==History==
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[[File:BlinnCollegeAdmin.JPG|thumb|Old Main]]
Blinn was founded in 1883<ref>{{cite web | title=Blinn College History | url=https://www.blinn.edu/about/history.html }}</ref> as '''Mission Institute''' by local minister Carl Urbantke with an original class of three [[Minister (Christianity)|ministerial]] students.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schmidt |first=B. C. |date=July 1, 1995 |orig-date=1952 |title=Urbantke, Carl A. |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/urbantke-carl-a |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Texas State Historical Association |language=en}}</ref> It was affiliated with the Southern German Conference of the [[Methodist Episcopal Church]], and became [[coeducation]]al in 1888.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Atkinson |first=James H. |date=December 2, 2001 |orig-date=1976 |title=Blinn College |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/blinn-college |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=Texas State Historical Association |language=en}}</ref> In 1889, the institute's name was changed to '''Blinn Memorial College''' in honor of the Reverend Christian Blinn, who had donated a considerable sum of money to make the school possible. Blinn was a wealthy minister and immigrant from [[German Empire|Germany]], who funded several German Methodist efforts, including the building of the [[c:File:Hellenic_Orthodox_Church_of_Sts._George_and_Demetrios.jpg|Blinn Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church]] in New York City.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Tom |date=2017-09-07 |title=Daytonian in Manhattan: The Blinn Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church - Lexington Avenue and 103rd Street |url=https://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-blinn-memorial-methodist-episcopal.html |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Daytonian in Manhattan}}</ref>

In 1927, the board of trustees, under leadership of President Philip Deschner, organized a [[junior college]]. In 1930, Blinn merged with [[Southwestern University]] of [[Georgetown, Texas|Georgetown]]. In 1934, a new charter was procured by the citizens of Brenham, and a private, nonsectarian junior college was organized as Blinn College, with nine regents as the board of control. In February 1937, all connections with Southwestern University and the Methodist denominations were severed.

On June 8, 1937, voters in [[Washington County, Texas|Washington County]] levied a [[property tax]] for the creation of a public junior college district. Blinn thus became the first county-owned junior college district in Texas.<ref name=":0" /> The college continues to operate as one of the largest of some 50 public [[community college]] districts in Texas.  After some early struggles (including the campus nearly closing in 1946 due to fiscal issues), the college began to grow and do well under the leadership of Dr. Thomas Morris Spencer, one of the early public junior college pioneers in Texas.  When he left the college in 1957, it was on a firm fiscal footing.

=== Campuses ===
[[File:W. L. Moody, Jr., Library at Blinn College, Brenham, TX IMG 9218.JPG|thumb|The [[William Lewis Moody Jr.|W. L. Moody, Jr.]] Library in Brenham]]
Blinn has six campuses in Brenham, [[Bryan, Texas|Bryan]] (Villa Maria Road), [[Campus_of_Texas_A%26M_University#RELLIS_Campus|RELLIS]] ([[Texas State Highway 47|SH 47]] in Bryan, shared with [[Texas A&M University]]), [[Schulenburg, Texas|Schulenberg]], [[Sealy, Texas|Sealy]], and [[Waller, Texas|Waller]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blinn College Campus Choices |url=https://www.blinn.edu/campuses/index.html |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=www.blinn.edu |language=en}}</ref>

The Bryan campus was established in 1970, and by the early 1980s, a third campus opened in [[College Station, Texas|College Station]]. In 1997, the Villa Maria Road campus opened in Bryan, consolidating the programs that were located in the Townshire Shopping Center in Bryan and the Woodstone Center in College Station. The third [[Brazos County, Texas|Brazos County]] site, located in the former Bryan post office, continues to house the dental hygiene, radiologic technology, and workforce education programs. The original three buildings on the Bryan campuses were expanded to six, and in 2002, the former Schulman Theater was purchased and converted to classroom space, known as the College Park Campus (CPC). The Schulenburg campus opened in 1997 and the Sealy campus opened in 2005.

In 2015, Blinn announced that it would cancel expansion plans at the Villa Maria campus and open new facilities at the Texas A&M RELLIS Campus, instead.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=May 31, 2016 |title=Blinn halts construction on new Bryan campus; will build on A&M's RELLIS Campus |url=https://www.kagstv.com/article/news/local/blinn-halts-construction-on-new-bryan-campus-will-build-on-ams-rellis-campus/499-213908272 |work=KAGS-LD |location=Bryan, Texas |access-date=August 21, 2024}}</ref> The groundbreaking ceremony for the Blinn College educational building took place on March 31, 2017.<ref name=skuhlmann>{{cite news|url=http://www.theeagle.com/news/local/blinn-college-breaks-ground-on-rellis-expansion/article_eae031b8-6cf6-5cbb-9117-8101b26cf4be.html|title=Blinn College breaks ground on RELLIS expansion|newspaper=The Bryan-College Station Eagle|first=Steve| last=Kuhlmann|date=April 1, 2017|access-date=April 2, 2017}},</ref> In 2022, Blinn opened a new $32 million administration building at RELLIS, incorporating 19 new classrooms in addition to offices for student enrollment.<ref>{{cite news |last=Oliver |first=Bill |date=August 17, 2022 |title=Public Is Invited To Friday's Grand Opening Of The Blinn College RELLIS Campus Administration Building |url=https://wtaw.com/public-is-invited-to-fridays-grand-opening-of-the-blinn-college-rellis-campus-administration-building/ |work=WTAW (AM) |location=College Station, Texas |access-date=August 21, 2024}}</ref>

In 2023, Blinn opened the Waller campus in the former Waller High School.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Surette |first=Rusty |date=2023-09-20 |title=Blinn College District to open new location in Waller |url=https://www.kbtx.com/2023/09/20/blinn-college-district-open-new-location-waller/ |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=kbtx.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Service area==
The [[Texas Legislature]] defined the service area of the college as:<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code Sec. 130.168. BLINN JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.]</ref>
* All of the following counties: [[Brazos County, Texas|Brazos]], [[Burleson County, Texas|Burleson]], [[Grimes County, Texas|Grimes]], [[Madison County, Texas|Madison]], [[Waller County, Texas|Waller]], and [[Washington County, Texas|Washington]]
* [[Austin County, Texas|Austin County]], except for areas in [[Brazos ISD]] (legislation uses "Wallis-Orchard", the district's former name)
* [[Fayette County, Texas|Fayette County]], except for areas in [[Smithville ISD]]
* [[Lee County, Texas|Lee County]], except for areas in [[Elgin ISD]]
* Portions of [[Bastrop County, Texas|Bastrop County]] within [[Lexington ISD]]
* Portions of [[Harris County, Texas|Harris County]] within [[Waller ISD]]
* Portions of [[Milam County, Texas|Milam County]] within [[Gause ISD]], Lexington ISD, and [[Milano ISD]]
* Portions of [[Montgomery County, Texas|Montgomery County]] within [[Richards ISD]]
* Portions of [[Robertson County, Texas|Robertson County]] within [[Bryan ISD]], [[Franklin ISD]], [[Hearne ISD]], and [[Mumford ISD]]
* Portions of [[Walker County, Texas|Walker County]] within Richards ISD
* Portions of [[Williamson County, Texas|Williamson County]] within Lexington ISD

Of those areas, the only portion within the college's taxation area, which means the only portion eligible for in-district tuition, is Washington County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blinn.edu/admissions/residency-information.html|title=Residency Information|publisher=Blinn College|access-date=2024-09-10}}</ref>

==Academics==
Blinn offers more than 150 degree and certificate programs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Programs |url=https://www.blinn.edu/academics/degrees-and-certificates.html |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=www.blinn.edu |language=en}}</ref> The college is accredited by the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]] to award [[Associate degree|associate's degrees]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Institutions: Blinn College District |url=https://sacscoc.org/institutions/ |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=SACSCOC |language=en}}</ref>

=== Transfer ===
Blinn has the highest transfer rate in Texas, sending students to institutions such as Texas A&M University, [[Sam Houston State University]], [[Texas State University]], the [[University of Texas]], and the [[University of Houston]]. Its transfer rate to four-year universities is 49% compared to the state average of 27%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://comparecollegetx.com/college/Blinn-College-TX |title=Blinn College - College Profile |website=CompareCollegeTX.com |access-date=2016-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044535/http://comparecollegetx.com/college/Blinn-College-TX |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Blinn transfers more students to Texas A&M University than any other two-year college. Blinn technical students score among the best in the state on board and licensure exams.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blinn.edu/news/2014/october/vet_tech_state_exams.html |title=Vet tech students ace national, state exams with 100 percent pass rate |website=Blinn.edu |date=2014-10-30 |access-date=2016-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000555/http://www.blinn.edu/news/2014/october/vet_tech_state_exams.html |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blinn.edu/news/2013/october/nursing_grads.html |title=Nursing grads achieve 100 percent pass rate |website=Blinn.edu |date=2013-10-29 |access-date=2016-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232740/http://www.blinn.edu/news/2013/october/nursing_grads.html |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2001, Blinn and Texas A&M University established the first co-enrollment program of its kind with the Transfer Enrollment at Texas A&M (TEAM) Program. TEAM students enroll in one or two A&M courses at a time, while taking the rest of their courses at Blinn. After 60 credit hours and meeting academic standards, students are guaranteed transfer to A&M, with the opportunity to transfer before 60 credits/2 years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TAMU-Blinn TEAM |url=https://tap.tamu.edu/programs/team.html |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=tamu.edu |language=en}}</ref> In 2013, the program was awarded the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's Recognition of Excellence,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blinn.edu/news/2013/aug/blinn_TEAM_program.html |title=State recognizes Blinn TEAM program |website=Blinn.edu |date=2013-08-19 |access-date=2016-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232731/http://www.blinn.edu/news/2013/aug/blinn_TEAM_program.html |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and in 2014 it received the THECB Star Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blinn.edu/news/2014/november/TEAM_program.html |title=Texas A&M Blinn TEAM Program earns top honors |website=Blinn.edu |date=2014-11-24 |access-date=2016-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232736/http://www.blinn.edu/news/2014/november/TEAM_program.html |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Student profile ==
{| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;"
|+ style="font-size:90%" |Student body composition as of Fall 2021
|-
! Race and ethnicity<ref name=":1" />
! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic whites|White]]
|align=right| {{bartable|58|%|2||background:gray}}
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]]
|align=right| {{bartable|25|%|2||background:green}}
|-
| [[African Americans|Black]]
|align=right| {{bartable|7|%|2||background:mediumblue}}
|-
| Other{{efn|Other consists of [[Multiracial Americans]] and those who prefer to not say}}
|align=right| {{bartable|6|%|2||background:brown}}
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]]
|align=right| {{bartable|3|%|2||background:purple}}
|-
| [[Nonresident alien]]
|align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:orange}}
|-
! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |[[Economic diversity]]
|-
| [[American lower class|Low-income]]{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal [[Pell grant]] intended for low-income students.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|79|%|2||background:red}}
|-
| [[Affluence in the United States|Affluent]]{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the [[American middle class]] at the bare minimum.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|21|%|2||background:black}}
|}
For fall 2021, the college district enrolled 8,779 full-time and 17,909 total students. The student body was 49% male and 51% female.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |others=Blinn College District |title=Blinn College Student Body Diversity |url=https://www.blinn.edu/student-services/pdf/student-body-diversity.pdf}}</ref> The largest program was [[Liberal arts education|Liberal Arts]], followed by [[Agricultural education|Agriculture]] then [[Nurse education|Nursing]], all [[Associate degree|associates degrees]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=College Scorecard: Blinn College District |url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?223427-Blinn-College-District |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=collegescorecard.ed.gov |language=en}}</ref>
==Community impact==
[[File:Blinn College Bookstore, Bryan, TX IMG 1031.JPG|thumb|Blinn College Bryan campus bookstore.]]
Economic Modeling Specialists International (EMSI) conducted a 2014 study which concluded that Blinn made a $345.3 million impact in its service area, including $239.5 million in added income by former students employed in the regional workforce, $61.3 million in College operations spending and $44.5 million in student spending. The report found that Blinn has made an impact of $247.4 million in Bryan-College Station, $83 million in Brenham, $11.1 million in Schulenburg and $3.9 million in Sealy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.blinn.edu/impact/press_release.html |title=Blinn College makes $324.6 million impact on local economy |website=Blinn.edu |access-date=2016-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002157/https://www.blinn.edu/impact/press_release.html |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Blinn has also been recognized for its community service. In 2011, Blinn received the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Community Engagement Classification,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blinn.edu/news/2011/jan/service_learning.html |title=Headline News |website=Blinn.edu |date=2011-01-21 |access-date=2016-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923191923/http://www.blinn.edu/news/2011/jan/service_learning.html |archive-date=2015-09-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and in 2012 it was the only community college in the state of Texas to be named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blinn.edu/news/2012/march/community_service_honor_roll.html |title=Headline News March 2012 |website=Blinn.edu |date=2012-03-21 |access-date=2016-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232533/http://www.blinn.edu/news/2012/march/community_service_honor_roll.html |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Each year, Blinn devotes a day to community service, called the Blinn Blitz, and hundreds of students participate in local community service projects.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blinn.edu/news/2014/april/blinn_blitz.html |title=Blinn students give back with fifth annual Blinn Blitz |website=Blinn.edu |date=2014-04-21 |access-date=2016-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030055/http://www.blinn.edu/news/2014/april/blinn_blitz.html |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Athletics==
[[File:Marie Heineke Memorial Gym West Elevation 2018.jpg|thumb|The stone Marie Heineke Memorial Gym is a product of the [[Works Progress Administration|Work Projects Administration]].]]
The home campus in Brenham has offered intercollegiate athletics since 1903 and has won 50 national championships since 1987. The Blinn Buccaneers compete in football, men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's golf, men's and women's cross country, cheerleading, and dance. The Division I football program is tied for the fourth most [[NJCAA National Football Championship|NJCAA national championships]], with wins in 1995, 1996, 2006, and 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Member Directory |url=https://njcaa.org/member_colleges/directory/members |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=NJCAA |language=en}}</ref> The last of which was won with [[Cam Newton]]. The volleyball team won the NJCAA championship in 2008, 2011, 2013 and 2014. The baseball team captured its first national championship in 2024. The softball team consistently makes the national tournament. Blinn's award-winning cheer and dance teams have won 18 combined NJCAA, NCA, and NDA National Championships since 2014.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.buccaneersports.com/sports/fball/2014-15/releases/20150410p6uqtd |title=Blinn College cheer and dance teams each win a national title - Blinn |website=Buccaneersports.com |date=2015-04-10 |access-date=2016-02-17}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
{{Excessive examples|section|date=September 2025}}
{{Unreferenced section|date=March 2024}}

[[File:Blinn College cornerstone plaques IMG 9233.JPG|thumb|Cornerstone plaques commemorate people from Blinn's history]]

=== Inventor ===

* [[Abraham Louis Levin]] (Class of 1903), physician and inventor of the [[Nasogastric intubation|Levin Tube]]

=== Politicians ===

* [[Dan Kubiak]] (Class of 1959), [[Texas House of Representatives|State representative]] from [[Rockdale, Texas|Rockdale]], 1969-1983 and 1991-1998
* [[Leon Toubin]], member of Blinn College's board of trustees

=== Pop culture ===

* [[Big Pokey]], rapper
* [[Ty Hardin]], actor 
* [[Henry Thomas]], actor

=== Athletes ===

==== Baseball ====

* [[Don Baylor]]
* [[Josh Beckett]]
* [[Chris James (baseball)|Chris James]]
* [[Bryce Miller (baseball)|Bryce Miller]]

==== Basketball ====
*[[Chris Andersen|Chris "Birdman" Andersen]]
*[[Oliver Lafayette]]
*[[Tony Skinn]]

==== Football ====
{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|
*[[Josh Ashton]]
*[[John Baker (punter)|John Baker]]
*[[Michael Bishop (gridiron football)|Michael Bishop]]
*[[Lyle Blackwood]]
*[[Chris Brazzell]]
*[[Eric Brown (safety)|Eric Brown]]
*[[Shockmain Davis]]
*[[Tim Denton]]
*[[Danny Gray (American football)|Danny Gray]]
*[[Mike Green (running back)|Mike Green]] 
*[[Roderick Green]]
*[[Marion Grice]]
*[[Xavier Hutchinson]]
*[[Chris Johnson (cornerback)|Chris Johnson]]
*[[James Johnson (running back)|James Johnson]]
*[[Quincy Morgan]]
*[[Shane Nelson (American football)|Shane Nelson]]
*[[Cam Newton]]
*[[Damion Ratley]]
*[[Khiry Robinson]]
*[[Bernard Scott]]
*[[Kendall Sheffield]]
*[[Vantz Singletary]]
*[[Justin Tuggle]]
*[[Dede Westbrook]]
*[[James Wright (tight end)|James Wright]]
}}
==== Track and Field ====

* [[James Beckford (athlete)|James Beckford]], winner of the [[silver medal]] in [[long jump]] at the [[2004 Olympics]]
* [[Tim Montgomery]], Olympic sprinter
* [[Godfrey Siamusiye]], distance runner<!---Please alphabetize when adding names--->

==See also==
{{Portal|Education|National Register of Historic Places|Texas}}
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Texas]]
*[[List of Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (Trinity-Zavala)#Washington County|Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Washington County]]

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.blinn.edu/ Blinn College]

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{{Bryan, Texas}}
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