Education

Midland is proud to offer a high quality education system, as well as post-secondary resources, such as the The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Midland College - and its Advanced Technology Center, and the Petroleum Professional Development Center.

Midland Independent School District has the unique honor of educating the future, which includes 21,000 students on 36 campuses.   Midland students are given the opportunity to participate in Early Childhood Programs, Magnet Schools, Advanced Placement/Honors Courses and Extracurricular Programs.

In addition to public schools Midland offers a wide range of private school options for parents to consider.
The following is a list of schools offering private instruction:

Bynum School
The Hillander School
Midland Christian School
St. Ann's School
Trinity School of Midland
 

Midland College is one of only three community colleges in Texas approved to offer a bachelor's degree, in addition to the associate degrees and certificates offered in more than 50 programs of study, serving over 7,000 credit students each semester.

Midland College offers a unique scholarship opportunity to students through the Legacy Scholarship, providing tuition-free education to eligible Midland County high school graduates who attend Midland College. 

The continuing-education programs at Midland College serves more than 6,000 community members each year. 

The Midland College Advanced Technology Center  (ATC) features cutting-edge facilities and equipment to ensure that it can meet and exceed the technology training needs of the community.  The ATC is designed to deliver workforce-education programs to support the development of a skilled technical workforce for the area.

Midland College's Petroleum Professional Development Center(PPDC) is a state of the educational facility designed specifically for the energy industry.  The PPDC serves geoscientists, engineers, landmen, accountants and field operations personnel offering industrial and technological updates to professionals in the energy industry.  The PPDC is one of only seven mid-career training centers worldwide recognized by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

Texas Tech Health Science Center is located on the campus of Midland College.  The graduate program awards a Master of Physician Assistant Studies.

University of Texas of the Permian Basin (UTPB) is a member of The University of Texas System, providing bachelor and master degrees.  A recent collaboration with UT San Antonio allows UTPB to now offer a doctoral degree as well as leadership training and research.