Blinn College Winter Enrollment Increased

The Blinn College District saw a 16% enrollment increase and set a new registration record for the term during the recent winter minimester, the Board of Trustees learned during its regular meeting Tuesday, Feb. 21.

Blinn enrolled 2,197 students for the recent winter minimester, up from 1,894 during the 2021-22 term. The total exceeded the previous high mark of 2,160 who enrolled in 2019-2020. Blinn also set a new high in contact hours – the amount of scheduled instruction given to students – with 106,368, a 16.02% increase from the previous year.

Trustees also received a preliminary report indicating that spring 2023 enrollment had increased 1.59% as of Feb. 6. Blinn already has exceeded its spring 2022 certified enrollment by 245 students and registration remains open for the spring second 8-week and second, third, and fourth 4-week terms.