Worked example · Brenham
Two years at Blinn College (Brenham, Washington County), then two years at Texas A&M University (College Station)
This page compares published tuition and fees only. Housing, food, books, parking, course and lab fees, and financial aid are omitted because mixing them in without a family's FAFSA is how directories invent savings. This is a published-price map, not a named state program.
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The question
A Brenham / Washington County resident wants a public bachelor's. Path A: eight semesters at Texas A&M University (College Station) Undergraduate Resident Fall 2026 / Spring 2027 Locked Rate Plan Base Total 15 SCH. Path B: complete about 60 transferable semester hours at Blinn College (Brenham) at the published In-District Texas Resident rate, including Core Curriculum and — where it exists — a Field of Study, then finish two years at Texas A&M. This page prints two Path B maps: Blinn In-District (default) and Blinn Out-of-District. Does either map show a lower published tuition-and-fee total?
We pair Blinn College-Brenham with Texas A&M College Station because Brenham is Blinn's Washington County campus and TAMU is the nearest public flagship on that Brazos Valley map. TAMU transfer admissions pages exist as context only — not a PathMax admission promise. Meeting Transfer Course Sheet minima does not guarantee admission. PathMax does not guarantee admission: no seat, major, scholarship, timeline, or savings promise. Bryan / College Station (Brazos County) uses Blinn Out-of-District as its default — a separate sibling with the same TAMU Locked Rate Plan Base $6,237.35 cell. Blinn → Prairie View A&M is a separate Prairie View sibling.
Blinn's published In-District rate is for Texas residents who reside, pay taxes, or own property in Washington County for six consecutive months. Brenham is in that taxing district. That is the default cell — In-District $2,160 / 15 SCH ($144 per SCH: tuition $64 + general fee $80). Out-of-District is the alternate map for Texas residents outside Washington County — $3,045 / 15 SCH ($203 per SCH: tuition $123 + general fee $80). Confirm your own residency with Blinn. This page does not claim any specific address. Out-of-State/Foreign is a warning row — $5,385 / 15 SCH. Texas Direct is a THECB pathway / Texas Direct Transfer Degree (associate) under Texas Education Code §61.834. It does not reserve a Texas A&M seat. Admission is not guaranteed. Do not merge that language with TEC §51.8035. 2+2 is not a named state program.
Published rates used
Brenham / Washington County residents who reside, pay taxes, or own property in Washington County for six consecutive months pay Blinn In-District rates. Confirm residency with Blinn College.
| Item | Published figure | How we use it |
|---|---|---|
| Blinn College District, 2026-27 Tuition and General Fee Schedule, In-District Texas Resident, 15 SCH | $2,160 per semester | Default cell. Brenham is in Washington County. Published total: tuition $64 + general fee $80 = $144 per SCH; $144 × 15 = $2,160. 60-hour math is pack arithmetic: $2,160 × 4 = $8,640. Course/lab add-ons are omitted. |
| Blinn College District, 2026-27 schedule, Out-of-District Texas Resident, 15 SCH | $3,045 per semester | Alternate map. Texas residents outside Washington County, including Brazos County. 60-hour math is pack arithmetic: $3,045 × 4 = $12,180. 2+2 = $12,180 + $24,949.40 = $37,129.40 (gap $12,769.40). See the Bryan / College Station sibling for the Brazos County default. |
| Blinn College District, 2026-27 schedule, Out-of-State/Foreign, 15 SCH | $5,385 per semester | Warning only. Not the default Texas-resident cell. We do not print a combined non-resident 2+2. |
| Texas A&M University (College Station), Undergraduate Resident, Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 Locked Rate Plan, Base Total Tuition and Fees, 15 SCH | $6,237.35 per semester | Default receiving-university cell. Published Base Total: tuition $4,252.35 + fees $1,985.00 = $6,237.35. Two years = $6,237.35 × 4 = $24,949.40; eight semesters = $6,237.35 × 8 = $49,898.80. Same cell as the Bryan / College Station sibling. Housing, meals, books, and college differentials above Base are omitted. |
| TAMU Undergraduate NonResident Variable Plan, Total Tuition and Fees Base, 15 SCH | $20,018.00 per semester | Warning only. Not the default Texas-resident cell. We do not print a combined non-resident 2+2. |
Footnote only — not in the sticker: Blinn course and lab fees; TAMU college differentials above Base. Rates change; check the current Blinn Affordability page and TAMU SBS PDFs before enrolling.
Sources retrieved November 13, 2026: Blinn College District; Blinn College District; Blinn College District; Texas A&M University Student Business Services; Texas A&M University Student Business Services. All sources
Blinn College (Brenham) → Texas A&M versus eight TAMU semesters
Both maps use the same TAMU Undergraduate Resident Locked Rate Plan Base $6,237.35 cell. The In-District map is the Brenham / Washington County default. Confirm residency with Blinn College.
| Map | Published tuition & fees |
|---|---|
| In-District: Blinn 60-hour path ($2,160 × 4 = $8,640) + 2 TAMU Resident Locked Rate Plan Base years ($6,237.35 × 4 = $24,949.40) | $8,640 + $24,949.40 = $33,589.40 |
| Out-of-District: Blinn 60-hour path ($3,045 × 4 = $12,180) + 2 TAMU years ($24,949.40) | $12,180 + $24,949.40 = $37,129.40 |
| 8 TAMU Undergraduate Resident Locked Rate Plan Base semesters ($6,237.35 × 8) | $49,898.80 |
| In-District difference in these published lines | $16,309.40 lower on the 2+2 map — a sticker difference, not a savings guarantee |
| Out-of-District difference in these published lines | $12,769.40 lower on the 2+2 map — a sticker difference, not a savings guarantee |
Sources retrieved November 13, 2026: Blinn College District; Texas A&M University Student Business Services. All sources
What has to be true for the sticker gap to be real
- The Blinn rate that actually applies is the one you confirm with Blinn. In-District 15 hours is $2,160 ($144 per SCH: tuition $64 + general fee $80) when you reside, pay taxes, or own property in Washington County for six consecutive months — the default for Brenham. Out-of-District 15 hours is $3,045. Out-of-State/Foreign 15 hours is $5,385. We do not claim any specific address. Readers confirm their own residency.
- Texas A&M admits you as a transfer student. Texas Direct is a THECB pathway / Texas Direct Transfer Degree (associate) under TEC §61.834 (credit application + THECB associate degree). It does not reserve a TAMU seat. Admission is not guaranteed by PathMax — no seat, major, scholarship, timeline, or savings promise. TAMU transfer admission is not guaranteed. Read TAMU transfer admissions directly. Do not merge that credit / associate language with TEC §51.8035.
- The hours apply to the major. Use a completed Field of Study when THECB says it is complete. Computer Science, Biology, English, Architecture, and Engineering are not completed Texas Direct blocks on the THECB table we last fetched — do not treat them as one. See Texas Direct.
- You stay on the TAMU Undergraduate Resident Locked Rate Plan Base 15 SCH $6,237.35 cell. College differentials above Base raise the TAMU line.
- You do not add extra semesters at university rates. Extra semesters at university rates erase the gap. Course and lab fees, housing, books, aid, and earnings are omitted. Rates change; check the current Blinn Affordability page and TAMU SBS PDFs before enrolling.
What we omitted on purpose
This table is sticker tuition and mandatory fees only. Housing, food, books, parking, course and lab fees, cost-of-attendance living averages, College Scorecard, Net Price Calculator outputs, aid, and earnings are omitted. This is arithmetic on published price lists, not a quote from a bursar.
Sources retrieved November 13, 2026.
Sources retrieved November 13, 2026: Blinn College District; Blinn College District; Blinn College District; Texas A&M University Student Business Services; Texas A&M University Student Business Services; Texas A&M University Admissions; Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; Texas Constitution and Statutes. All sources
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