Midland College remains committed to its mission by offering
a variety of over 50 programs of study to more than 6,000
students who enroll each semester. MC offers some very
unique programs in Health Sciences, Information Technology, and
Aviation, including a Professional Pilot Training program. Midland College is
one of only three community colleges in Texas approved to offer
a bachelor’s degree. Attending MC as a freshman or sophomore
is approximately one-third the cost of other Texas four-year
public institutions. The Bachelor of Applied Technology
in Organizational Management degree is designed to broaden
career opportunities for Associate of Applied Science graduates
and better their chances for promotion to supervisory positions. Academic
partnerships with area and online universities — Texas Tech, Sul
Ross State University, Howard Payne University, Lubbock Christian
University, Angelo State University, the University of Texas
of the Permian Basin and Western Governors University — reinforce that MC students can easily transfer
to four-year schools and, in some cases, complete a bachelor’s
degree from one of these schools without leaving the Midland
College campus.
Midland College’s Legacy Scholarship — a
collaborative funding partnership between the Abell-Hanger
Foundation, Helen Greathouse Charitable Trust and the Chaparral
Foundation — provides a tuition-free education
to eligible Midland County high school graduates to attend Midland
College. The scholarship builds citizenship and a commitment
to the community by requiring recipients to complete community
service in exchange for the scholarship.
Four free performances and lectures each year, sponsored by the Phyllis & Bob
Cowan Performing Arts Series, the Davidson Distinguished
Lecture Series and the Friends of the Series,
extend MC’s outreach into every part of this community.
The Midland College Advanced Technology Center (ATC)
3200 W. Cuthbert · Midland, Texas 79701
(432) 697-5863
Cutting-edge facilities and equipment
at Midland College’s Advanced Technology Center ensure
that Midland College can meet area technology training needs.
The ATC is a unique educational venture involving Midland
College, the Midland Independent School District,
the Midland Chamber of Commerce, and a number
of community organizations. The ATC is designed to deliver workforce
education programs to support the development of a skilled technical
workforce for Midland and the Permian Basin by allowing students
to earn high school diplomas, college certificates, and associate
of applied science degrees. This facility also enables Midland-area
residents to further enhance their technical skills through industry-recognized
certifications and other continuing education opportunities.
The Midland College Workforce Training Department,
located at the ATC, offers short-term courses and training as
requested by Permian Basin business and industry. The Franz Weis Industrial Technology Training
Center, with an exhibit honoring internationally known
race car engine-builder Franz Weis, is available for customized
training and for tours.
The ATC houses more than 80,000 square feet of instructional
space that features high-tech computer classrooms with Internet
access, a multi-media teleconferencing classroom, and a tiered Business
Lecture Hall. Specialty laboratories at the
ATC include welding, metallurgy, electronic, automotive technology,
and medical simulations labs.
State-of-the-art equipment in all instructional areas provides
students with “high-tech, high-touch” instruction
and hands-on application of skills. The ATC’s computer
classrooms and labs are equipped with state-of-the-art hardware
and software that are used to train students in contemporary
software applications, computer networking capabilities, and
computer hardware maintenance and repair. Computer applications
and skills used by business and industry are taught in all instructional
programs. A sophisticated computer network allows the ATC to
accommodate 700+ computer workstations.
The ATC is a true community partnership involving
the support of Midland area educational, city, community, and
business leaders. The project partners have embraced a vision
to pull collective resources to establish an innovative enterprise
for the purpose of training versatile individuals for the workforce
and the community.
The Midland College Cogdell Learning Center (CLC)
201 W. Florida · Midland, Texas 79701
(432) 684-4100
The purpose of the Cogdell Learning
Center is to refer residents of South and East Midland
to Midland College resources. Just as importantly, the center
helps Midland College provide services needed by these residents.
Current services provided by the Cogdell Learning Center include:
- The Business and Economic Development Center (BEDC)
promotes economic development in Midland by assisting small
businesses and new entrepreneurial ventures. Free counseling
is available for preparing a business plan; starting a new
business; purchasing an existing business; expanding an existing
business; exploring financing options and identifying additional
business support. In addition, the BEDC provides a
Business Survival Skills Certificate program. Business
owners, managers, and entrepreneurs can take courses in a multitude
of topics of interest to small business owners;
- Midland Need to Read provides adult literacy
training free of charge;
- General Education Development (GED) and English
as a Second Language (ESL) classes are offered free
of charge;
- Free access to a computer lab with Internet, educational
software and keyboarding tutorials;
- Free assistance is offered to complete the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and
to plan the college enrollment process; and,
- A community lecture hall that features seating
for 50, a symposium interactive lectern and
a wireless Internet environment for laptop
computer use.
Midland College’s Petroleum Professional
Development Center (PPDC)
221 N. Main St. · Midland, Texas 79701
(432) 683-2832
Midland College's Petroleum Professional Development Center (PPDC)
was created through the consolidation of the Permian Basin Graduate
Center and Midland College’s Petroleum Geotechnology Training
Center. Housed in the Jack G. Elam Building in downtown Midland,
the center is a state-of-the-art educational facility designed
specifically for the regional energy industry. The center provides
unique programs developed for working geoscientists, engineers,
landmen, accountants, field operations personnel, and anyone
working in energy related fields. The center consistently
offers industry updates, technological and otherwise, to its
working professionals. The PPDC is one of seven mid-career training
centers worldwide recognized by the American Association of Petroleum
Geologists (AAPG).
Williams Regional Technical Training Center (WRTTC)
1309 W. I-10 · Ft. Stockton, Texas 79735
(432) 336-7882
The Williams Regional Technical Training Center in
Ft. Stockton opened in 1996 and was dedicated in 2002. More than 250 students
each semester enroll in the 20,000-square-foot facility. The WRTTC expands
Midland College educational programs in the Fort Stockton service area, offering
more than than 60 credit, continuing education and customized training courses
each semester. The addition has a multi-purpose science lab, a vocational
nursing lab, a multi-use computer lab, classrooms, distance learning facilities,
a student resource room, bookstore, student lounge, faculty offices and storage.
