This podcast contains comments from Blinn College vice chancellor Karen Buck.

Fall 2020 semester enrollment at Blinn College is down more than ten percent from the same date last year.

According to Tuesday's Blinn news release, overall headcount fell from 19,776 to 17,724.

Blinn's board of trustees were told Tuesday's monthly meeting that registration continues for a variety of late semester courses lasting four, eight, and 12 weeks.

There were more students in two sectors. The number of online students rose almost 70 percent to 4,223 students and the number of students at the RELLIS rose more than six percent to 2,751 students.

Bryan campus headcount fell from 9,434 to 6,774.

Brenham campus headcount fell 2,765 to 1,961.

High school/dual credit headcount fell from 2,038 to 1,728.

Schulenburg campus headcount fell from 129 to 95 students.

Sealy campus headcount fell from 126 to 53 students.

Vice chancellor Karen Buck said she was not concerned about the Bryan campus dropping below 7,000 students.

Buck also reported 4,000 students who had secured financial aid initially decided not to enroll for fall classes. Buck says about 200 of those students will enroll for classes later this fall or next spring.