 Enhancing Our Community,
Building the Future
Midland College is helping to address two critical challenges in our community--shortage
of quality early childhood opportunities and a shortage of teachers in Midland and
surrounding West Texas communities. A new building--the Midland College Pre-K Academy
& Center for Teaching Excellence--will open in Fall 2023.
Quality Early Childhood Opportunities
The project will allow MC to expand its existing pre-k academy from 68 seats to 288
seats, thereby fulfilling a dire need in the community for quality pre-k education.
Many Midland students are starting kindergarten without the skills they need to succeed
in order to boost early literacy and achieve academic achievement. Studies indicate
that students who attend pre-kindergarten have heightened vocabulary scores by the
time they enter kindergarten, improved attendance through their school years and increased
high school graduation rates.
All students within the Midland ISD area are eligible for the MC Pre-K Academy with
special consideration given to those in families who are characterized as low-income.
Teacher Preparation and Professional Growth
The new building will provide a home for Midland College's new Early Childhood Education
bachelor's degree program.
The new baccalaureate degree program will increase quantity and quality of early childhood
education teachers in the region as early as 2026. Students who complete the baccalaureate-level
program and obtain the Texas Teacher Certification Early Childhood-3rd Grade will
fill a critical gap in the teaching pipeline.
This is the first teacher preparation program in the West Texas area where students
enrolled in the program can actually interact with children and receive hands-on training
on-site from the beginning until the end of their education.
We Need Your Financial Help
The majority of funding for this project has been made possible by lead gifts of $10
million each from the Permian Strategic Partnership (PSP) and Scharbauer Foundation,
grants of $1 million or more by Abell-Hanger Foundation, The Beal Foundation, Henry
Foundation and Warren Charitable Foundation, and generous contributions from individuals,
families and businesses in the community. However, we still need your financial help
so that we can finish the project and meet the needs of Midland and West Texas.
Give a Gift
Thank You to our Donors
Permian Strategic Partnership
Scharbauer Foundation
Abell-Hanger Foundation
Henry Foundation
Midland College Foundation, Inc.
The Beal Foundation
Warren Charitable Foundation
Robbie Windham Davidson Estate
L. Decker Dawson Trust
Rosalind Redfern Grover
Alma Walsh Mallison Estate
Celia & Word Wilson
Cliffy & B. J. Beal
Mary & Jack E. Blake, Jr.
Sigrid & Richard Coats
June Cowden
Linda J. Cowden
The de Compiegne-Wallace Foundation
Mindy & Joe de Compiegne
Amy & Tim Leach
Lynda & Carlton Beal, Jr.
Karmen & Billy Bryant
Julie Edwards
Jeannie & Taylor Mayne
Tricia & Earl Michie
Katy & Paul Morrow
D’Ann & John Norwood
Shelley & Chip Smith
Sandra H. Staley
The Wayne and Jo Ann Moore Charitable Foundation
James M. Alsup
Anonymous
Ruth S. Bell
Carol Jo Blake
Spencer Blocker
Frances & Jack Brown Fund, Communities Foundation of Texas
Dr. Arnulfo T. Carrasco
Kay & Steve Castle
Nancy Cooper
Cheryl Shull Cotner
Betty Couch
Peggy Cowan
Kaye & Courtney H. Cowden, Jr.
Mary Dawson
Paula & Gary Douglas
Judia L. Foreman
Veronica & Kirk Fritschen
Jeanie & Tom Johnson
Mary B. Kennedy
Dana & Steve Kiser
Ruth Locklar
Charlene & Dan McBride
Dee & Paul Morris
PEO Chapter DD
Randee & Jack Rathbone
Kelli & Albert Sherman
Martha & John Smart
Kim & Billy Sneed
Julia & Jack Swallow
Nicholas C. Taylor
Vicki & Dr. Steve Thomas
Carole V. Warren
Karen & Spencer Beal
Rebecca Bell
Laura & Jim Brown
Shawna & Dan Buckley
Elaine & Adrian Carrasco
Audrey & Michel Curry
Becky & Doug Ferguson
Jill & Gregg Groves
Valerie & Alan Hale
Jean Jones
Elizabeth & Mary Kallus
Duncan Kennedy
Marion & John Kimberly
Barbara & Jim Leeton
Pam & Bob Leibrock
Donette Marble
Anne McLaughlin
Susan & Rick Moore
Sherry & Mark Nichols
Laura & Brian O'Toole
Katherine Prementine
Margaret J. Purvis
Nanette & Dennis Sever
Violet & Mark Singh
Kay & George Smith
Dale & Jon Stasney
Ronald Thomas
Melinda Williamson
John M. Wojtkun
Rita Brady
Joan & Paul Brooks
Sylvia Brown
Barbara Clarke
Brenda Cordero
Rita Nell Diffie
Bahola & Tim Edwards
Dr. William Feeler
Kay Floyd
Esta & Cary Geron
Anne & Brian Gilley
Dr. Terry & Bruce Gilmour
Stacey & Parker Hewitt
Jan Johnston
April & Gary Kennedy
Mary Lopez
Cindy Madewell
Michael Makowsky
Ginger McCready
Nan Oestmann
Vickie Pickett
Dr. Miranda Poage
Betty Ann Prentice
Ema Rivera
Aggie & Jere Romine
Dr. Deana Savage & Glenn Brown
Leslie Shoemaker
Taylor Shorb
Jeffry A. Smith
Julia & Eric Vickery
Dr. Margaret & Burgess Wade
Dale Westfall
Jane Wolf
Elizabeth & Blas Zenteno
Kathryn Zimmerhanzel
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