force ▁education ▁programs . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁transfer ▁B lin n ▁bo asts ▁the ▁highest ▁transfer ▁rate ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Texas , ▁sending ▁students ▁to ▁institutions ▁such ▁as ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁University , ▁Sam ▁Houston ▁State ▁University , ▁Texas ▁State ▁University , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Houston . ▁Its ▁transfer ▁rate ▁to ▁four - year ▁univers ities ▁is ▁ 4 9 % ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁average ▁of ▁ 2 7 %. ▁B lin n ▁trans fers ▁more ▁students ▁to ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁University ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁two - year ▁college . ▁B lin n ▁technical ▁students ▁score ▁among ▁the ▁best ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁on ▁board ▁and ▁lic ensure ▁ex ams . ▁ ▁B lin n ▁and ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁University ▁established ▁the ▁first ▁co - en roll ment ▁program ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁with ▁the ▁TE AM ▁( Trans fer ▁En roll ment ▁at ▁Texas ▁A & M ) ▁Program . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁program ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Texas ▁High er ▁Education ▁Co ordin ating ▁Board ' s ▁Rec ogn ition ▁of ▁Ex cell ence , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁it ▁received ▁the ▁THE CB ▁Star ▁Award . ▁ ▁Community ▁impact ▁ ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁study ▁found ▁that ▁B lin n ▁made ▁a ▁$ 3 4 5 . 3 ▁million ▁impact ▁in ▁its ▁service ▁area , ▁including ▁$ 2 3 9 . 5 ▁million ▁in ▁added ▁income ▁by ▁former ▁students ▁employed ▁in ▁the