9 3 7 , ▁vot ers ▁in ▁Washington ▁County ▁lev ied ▁a ▁property ▁tax ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁public ▁junior ▁college ▁district . ▁B lin n ▁thus ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁county - owned ▁junior ▁college ▁district ▁in ▁Texas . ▁The ▁college ▁continues ▁to ▁operate ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁some ▁fifty ▁public ▁community ▁college ▁districts ▁in ▁Texas . ▁ ▁After ▁some ▁early ▁strugg les ▁( including ▁the ▁campus ▁nearly ▁closing ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁due ▁to ▁fis cal ▁issues ), ▁the ▁college ▁began ▁to ▁grow ▁and ▁do ▁well ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Dr . ▁Thomas ▁Morris ▁Sp encer , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁public ▁junior ▁college ▁pione ers ▁in ▁Texas . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁college ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁it ▁was ▁on ▁a ▁firm ▁fis cal ▁foot ing . ▁ ▁The ▁Bry an ▁campus ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁a ▁third ▁campus ▁opened ▁in ▁College ▁Station . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁Villa ▁Maria ▁Road ▁campus ▁opened ▁cons olid ating ▁the ▁programs ▁that ▁were ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Town shire ▁Sho pping ▁Center ▁in ▁Bry an ▁and ▁the ▁Wood stone ▁Center ▁in ▁College ▁Station . ▁The ▁third ▁Bra zos ▁County ▁site , ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁Bry an ▁post ▁office , ▁continues ▁to ▁house ▁the ▁dent al ▁h yg iene , ▁radi olog ic ▁technology , ▁and ▁work force ▁education ▁programs . ▁The ▁original ▁three ▁buildings ▁on ▁the