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 Wherever
you're coming from and wherever you're going in life, Blinn College has
the classes and programs to get you there. Our unique role is to make
high-quality education accessible to everyone, create opportunities for
our students and contribute to the economic development of the communities
we serve.
Few colleges can offer a history so rich, with pioneering roots claiming
the heart of early Texas. Blinn College is “Proven”, with
faculty who come here to teach and stay here to make a difference.
We promise a community of students, faculty, and staff dedicated to you
and to the accomplishment of your dreams.
Whether you aspire to enrich your life at our fast paced campus in Bryan
(near Texas A&M University), choose to live at our more traditional
campus in Brenham, need courses closer to home at our Schulenburg and
Sealy campuses or prefer our comprehensive distance education programs,
our college is a good choice.
Blinn promises to open doors for intellectual achievement, creative accomplishment,
and personal success. We warmly welcome you to our institution.
Executive Council
Daniel J. Holt, Ph.D.
President /CEO
Bob Brick, Ph.D.
Vice President of Applied Sciences
John Harris, Ed.D.
Vice President Student Services
Debra LaCour, Ph.D.
Vice President Academic Affairs
Van Miller, Ed.D
Vice President Administrative Services/CFO
Cathy Boeker, M.B.A.
Executive Administrator of External Affairs
Kathy Kemper, Ed.D
Dean of Institutional Effectiveness & Accreditation
Blinn College Foundation
Joe Picone, B.B.A.
Executive Director, Foundation
Community Service and Outreach Activities
Blinn College Foundation, Inc.
Blinn College Advisory Committees
Star of the Republic Museum
Marketing and Media Relations
Brazos Valley Tech-Prep Partnership
Small Business Development Center at Blinn College
Office of Workforce Education
Board of Trustees
From left to right, Dr. Henry J. Boehm Jr., Steve Westbrook, Don Jones
(secretary), Atwood Kenjura (president), Norwood Lange,
Leon Toubin (vice president) and L.J. Lacina Jr.
Blinn College provides a personal commitment to individual and community enhancement through educational excellence.
Vision Statement
Blinn College will raise the educational aspirations and achievements of all people by being the doorway for enriching lives and broadening horizons.
Blinn College, the Junior College District of Washington County, is located in Brenham, Texas, and serves a 13 county service area with campuses in Bryan, Sealy and Schulenburg. The school was founded in 1883 by the Southern German Conference of the Methodist denomination under the name of Mission Institution. In 1889 the name was changed to Blinn Memorial College in honor of the Reverend Christian Blinn of New York who had donated a considerable sum of money to make the school possible. The institution was originally founded for the purpose of training young men for the ministry, but in the course of time, to meet the demands of the public, academic courses were added. After operating for five years as an institution for men only, Blinn College was made coeducational in 1888. Until 1927 the school was of academy rank. In 1927 the Board of Trustees, under leadership of President Philip Deschner, organized a junior college. In 1930 the school was merged with Southwestern University (Georgetown, Texas). In 1934, a new charter was procured by the citizens of Brenham, and a private nonsectarian junior college, under the name of Blinn College, was organized with nine regents as the board of control. In February, 1937, all connection with Southwestern University and the Methodist denominations were severed. An election held in Washington County on June 8, 1937, for the purposes of creating a public junior college district and for levying a small tax, was successful. Blinn thus became the first county-owned junior college district in Texas. The college continues to operate as one of the largest of the state’s 50 public junior/community college districts.
Blinn College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia, 30033-4097, (404) 679-4501) to award the associate degree. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approves the courses and programs offered by Blinn College.
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