Blended courses and blended learning have a well-established track record of delivering educational benefits. Institutions view blended courses as a discrete option that will be useful in the long-run. Consumers prefer and are open to blended delivery, even when they have not experienced it, which suggests that blended courses have room to grow in use.Beyond the traditional or initial uses of blended courses, blended learning strategies can be employed in innovative ways to solve real-world academic problems across all academic disciplines. Examples include using blended learning to "stretch-out" calendar compressed courses, shorten excessively long face-to-face meetings, solve weather related problems, ease faculty scheduling, and eliminate the need to use valuable face-to-face time on mundane administrative issues. This presentation can provide administrators with evidence to guide them when making decisions about academic planning or institutional strategies for any discipline at all levels of higher education, including both community colleges and universities.