Midland College (MC) was established as an independent junior college in 1972 and held its first classes on campus in 1975. Since that time, the campus, one of the most beautiful in the nation, has expanded to a 704,752 square foot main campus on 224 acres in the heart of Midland, Texas - a county seat of over 100,000 people. The institution, overall, has grown to include eight other campus extensions, including an 85,000 square-foot Advanced Technology Center. We recently opened the F. Marie Hall Academic Building, a two-story, 79,072 square-foot facility providing 36 classrooms, a 102-seat lecture hall, offices, and a student snack bar and open-air patio. And, nearing completion are a 21,645 square-foot addition to the Fox Science Building and a new 10,838 square-foot Helen L. Greathouse Children’s Center. These improvements are just part of a five-year plan to implement $41.8 million in expansions and renovations, approved overwhelmingly by Midland voters in a 2005 bond election.

Over 156,000 people have taken classes at MC since its inception.

Attending MC as a freshman or sophomore is approximately one-third the cost of other Texas four-year public institutions.

MC provides several opportunities for FREE education: GED, ESL and seminars on workers’ health and safety. The Business and Economic Development Center (BEDC) also provides confidential business counseling, as well as scholarships toward Business Survival Skills courses.

85% of MC students intend to pursue upper level degrees and perform as well or better than native university students in overall GPA.

Over 12,400 children have attended Kids’ College, and 1,112 senior citizens have attended College Classics.

Midland College has won 20 National Championships in sports since 1975, as well as produced 192 All-Americans.

Midland College is a Level II (four-year) institution, accredited to offer a bachelor’s degree in Organizational Management. MC offers 50+ associate degrees and 50+ certificate options, as well as an Internet-based Distance Learning program and general Continuing Education programs. The College also offers Petroleum Professional Development Training and Continuing Education programs in Health Sciences and Workforce Training — plus Dual Enrollment High School programs, Adult Basic Education, KIDS’ COLLEGE, and College Classics (classes for senior citizens).

Students can also earn other upper-level degrees, without leaving the Midland College campus, from Angelo State University, Howard Payne University, Lubbock Christian University, Sul Ross State University, Texas Tech University Health Science Center and the University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

MC also invests in the quality of life in Midland. Over 87,800 West Texans have attended the Phyllis & Bob Cowan Performing Arts Series and the Davidson Distinguished Lecture Series, which bring renowned performers and speakers to the campus for free community concerts and lectures. MC is also home to the Dollye Neal Chapel, the McCormick Art Gallery and STUDIO 3600, which exhibits works by MC art students. The college’s Al G. Langford Chaparral Center is the largest public facility in town and has hosted over 3.7 million people at over 2,500 events, including concerts, trade shows, and sporting events.

The community has responded in kind. Midland College has been the fortunate recipient of many generous community gifts, which have provided needed scholarships for thousands of students, as well as funded new buildings and many renovations since the College’s inception. The college is also unique in that the Abell-Hanger Foundation, the Helen Greathouse Charitable Trust and the Chaparral Foundation annually provide free tuition and fees to over 500 high school graduates from Midland County through Midland’s Legacy Scholarship. This single commitment alone assures that more of Midland’s high school graduates attend college.