-32%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at Blinn College District fell 32% between 2006 and 2009 (10.4% → 7.1%).
Texas · Public · Predominantly associate's
Blinn College District
Brenham, Texas. 16,156 undergraduate students. 67 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Blinn College District
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
+18%
Public associate's-predominant peer
10-year earnings at Blinn College District are 18% above the public associate's-predominant peer median ($46.3k vs $39.2k).
+22%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Blinn College District rose 22% between 2021 and 2024 ($4.0k → $4.9k).
-17%
First-year retention
First-year retention at Blinn College District fell 17% between 2021 and 2024 (53.9% → 45.0%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Texas
Each tile compares this institution to the Texas median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$46,318+22% · 6→10y
Texas median $39,639$38,017
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry11.0%-10% · '97→'09
Texas median 51.8%$5,500+338% · '97→'20
At program completion16,156+62% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS55.6%+5% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$4,580+381% · '00→'24
out-of-state $11,030SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
1.6%Median federal debt $5,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $46,318 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+62%
Blinn College District · undergrad enrollment rose
9,604 → 15,535
+381%
Blinn College District · in-state tuition rose
$1,016 → $4,890
+250%
Blinn College District · out-of-state tuition rose
$3,248 → $11,370
+338%
Blinn College District · median debt rose
$2,625 → $11,500
+22%
Blinn College District · earnings_median_8yr rose
$34,900 → $42,590
+25%
Blinn College District · earnings_median_6yr rose
$30,500 → $38,017
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$84,115Mathematics.$63,849Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$63,466Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$51,082Business/Commerce, General.$48,089Natural Sciences.$47,100Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$46,466Biology, General.$46,168Legal Support Services.$44,568Criminal Justice and Corrections.$44,392Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$40,653Agriculture, General.$36,648Health and Medical Administrative Services.$33,935Health and Medical Administrative Services.$33,419
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
14 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
AGRICULTURE · CIP 01
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Blinn College District
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$76,345
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 21
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $17,910
- HS-only baseline · TX
- $37,300
- Years to complete
- 2
- CIP family
- 24
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Texas
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Blinn College District graduates earn $X” — not “Blinn College District makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Blinn College District caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.