The Housing Department must receive the housing application and deposit along with the complete Release of Background information form and required information and fees. When the application hs been cleared, the prospective student’s name is entered on the waiting list for the hall assignment. Housing students must apply for admission before housing assignments will be made. Initial assignments begin June 1 for the fall semester and December 1 for the spring semester. Summer school assignments are made prior to or during registration. The Director of Housing reserves the right to make hall and room assignments.
When a student is assigned a room for the fall or spring semester, an initial $400 room payment must be paid by the date designated in the assignment letter. This payment is required by all students to reserve the room, including outside scholarship and financial aid recipients. Students who receive Blinn College room scholarships are exempt from the $400 down payment. If payment is not received by the specified date, the student’s housing will be canceled, and the deposit is forfeited. If the student subsequently requests housing, the assignment will be made on a “space available” basis. For first time students, a full deposit refund will be made upon request when space is unavailable.
Students who cancel their rooms between August 1 and the first day of fall classes and January 2 and the first day of spring classes will receive a full payment refund for room rent. The deposit will not be refunded. The room deposit will be refunded if returning students do not attend Blinn College and submit a request in writing before these deadline dates.
| Fall | June 1 |
| Spring | January 2 |
| Summer I | May 15 |
| Summer II | June 25 |
The deposit will be refunded to the student when requested the last semester of residence after all monies owed to the college are paid and all provisions of the Housing Contract have been satisfied. Any student wishing to move from college housing should consult the Housing Contract for the provisions applicable for release from the contract. Authorization for off-campus housing does not relieve the student of contractual obligations which have been assumed with Blinn College for on-campus housing.
All unclaimed rooms will be declared vacant at 5:00 p.m. on the last designated move-in day. Students unable to claim their room by this date and time should call (979) 830-4190 and request that the room is held. There is no reduction in cost for the late arrival. Adjustments in room and board charges will be made for the late move-ins occurring after the first week of classes in either the fall or spring semester.
The refund for room rent will be prorated for students who withdraw from classes prior to the eighth week for the regular semester and prior to the second week of the summer session. Room rent will not be refunded after the eighth week or the end of the second week of the summer session. The deposit will not be refunded. Room rent is not adjusted for mechanical, heating or air conditioning malfunctions.
Meal (board) refunds will be prorated throughout the semester. Refunds are not made for meals missed because of religious activities, employment, or class conflicts. Meal money not used during a semester is not refundable and is not rolled to another semester.