Quality of Life

The "sky's the limit" spirit can be felt in the vibrant city of Midland, TX from the "tall city" of downtown to the bright lights of the sports stadium.  Midland is waiting to entertain with a wide array of culture,  legendary creativity and sports enthusiasm that puts Midland on the map. 

 The 108,500 square foot Wagner Noel Center is an $89 million project that includes funding of an $8 million endowment to support ongoing programs, maintenance and operations.

Live Performance Art:

Arts Assembly of Midland 

Live On Stage Series

 McCormick Art Gallery

Midland Community Theater

Midland Festival Ballet

Midland-Odessa Symphony and Chorale

Summer Mummers

Summer Sunday Lawn Concerts

Cultural Amenities: 

Blakemore Planetarium

Brown-Dorsey Medallion Home

CAF Airpower Museum

George W. Bush Childhood Home

Midland County Historical Museum

Midland Downtown Lions Club Fire Museum

Museum of the Southwest

The Nita Stewart Haley Memorial Library and J. Evetts Haley History Center

Permian Basin Petroleum Museum

Scarborough-Linebery House

Sibley Nature Center

Recreation:

AMF Midland Park Lanes

Beal Park

Boys and Girls Club of Midland

Green Acres Miniature Golf

KC's Nutty Roller

Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center

Midland Paintball, Inc.

Putt-Putt Fun Center

William-Sam Memorial Skate Park

Y of Midland

Sand Volleyball Courts:

Hildago Park

Martin Luther King Park

Ulmer Park

4C Stables Inc.

Skyline Farm

Elaine McGruder Stables

Permian Basin Cycling Association

Hammerfest USCF Road Race & Hill Climb

Golf Courses and Practice Ranges:

Green Tree Country Club

Hogan Park Golf Course

Midland Country Club

Nueva Vista Golf Course

Ranchland Hills Country Club

Masters Golf 

Tee-Off Practice Range

Tennis:

Green Tree Country Club

Lee High School

Midland College Tennis Center

Midland Country Club

Midland High School

Racquet Club of Midland

Water Sports/Swimming:

COM Aquatics, Inc.

Doug Russell Aquatic Center

Family Scuba Center

Stovall's Scuba & Travel Center

Washington Aquatic Facility

Senior Recreation:

Midland Senior Center

Southeast Community Center at Washington Park

Sports Associations:

COM Aquatics Inc.: Swim Team & Dive Team

Dust Devil Divers

Flatlanders Ski & Snowboard Club

Greater Midland Football League

Midland Junior Baseball Association

Midland "Mad Dog" Rugby Football Club

Midland Recreational Soccer League

Midland Shooters Association

Midland Soccer Association

Midland Softball Association

Midland United Girls Softball Association

Permian Basin Running Club

Texas Cricket Club

United Soccer

West Texas BMX

Professional Sports:

Midland RockHounds Baseball

Odessa Jackalopes Hockey

SandHills Stock Show and Rodeo

West Texas Roughnecks Indoor Football

West Texas United Sockers

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. 

Midland Memorial Hospital

Midland Memorial Hospital (MMH) has successfully grown to meet the needs of a growing and dynamic community.  The hospital has undergone numerous expansions and introduced many innovative programs, such as the Heart Institute, Stroke Task Force and various rehabilitation programs.  The hospital is staffed by 204 active physicians with 46 specialties represented and 320 licensed beds.  Additional campuses offer supplementary programs and services, including treatments for cancer at the Allison Cancer Center, women's and children's health care services at the West Campus and various outpatient programs offered at both the Main Campus and West Campus as well as two full service emergency departments.

In 2009 the voters of Midland changed the face of health care in the region by approving the issuance of $115 million in general obligation bonds to fund the construction of a new patient tower.  This was a strong statement from the community that in spite of healthcare reform and changes and a downturn in the nations economy excellent healthcare in Midland is a priority to the citizens.  

Furthering the spirit of giving that is the fabric of Midland the Midland Memorial Foundations fundraising efforts are succeeding with the Campaign for Tomorrow's $60 million goal now within reach.  Current expansions are coming in under budget and is expected to be completed in late 2012.  

Midland Memorial Hospital has been recognized repeatedly for providing award winning care.  The American Heart Association's Heart Failure Gold Plus Award was given to MMH, the first and only recipient in West Texas to receive such an honor.  Additional awards include the Gold Award For Heart Attack Care from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology and has been named one of the nations Top 25 Connected Healthcare Facilities by Health Imaging and IT Magazine. 

Texas Tech Physicians of the Permian Basin 

Texas Tech Physicians of the Permian Basin brings to Midland the mission of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center mission of providing quality health care, education, and research in the Permian Basin.  The facility houses faculty family medicine, internal medicine, behavioral health, and obstetrics and gynecology practices.  It is also home to the Jenna Welch Women's Center of the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health.