Midland, Texas

=== Colleges and universities ===
Midland is the home of [[Midland College]] (MC), which offers over 50 programs of study for associate degrees and certificates to more than 6,000 students who enroll each semester. MC offers programs in health sciences, information technology, and aviation, including a professional pilot training program. MC is one of only three community colleges in Texas approved to offer a bachelor's degree in applied technology. Steve Thomas is MC's president.

Midland is home to the [[Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Permian Basin Campus]]'s physician assistant program, on the MC campus. The entry-level graduate program awards a Master of Physician Assistant Studies following 27 months of intensive academic and clinical training.

==== Visiting lectures ====
Twice each year, the Davidson Distinguished Lectures Series at [[Midland College]] presents free public lectures by "nationally known speakers whose academic accomplishments, civic leadership, and/or public achievements interest, enrich, and enlighten Midland students and citizens."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.midlandcollegefoundation.org/davidson_distinguished_lecture_series/upcoming_events/index/index.php |title=Davidson Distinguished Lecture Series |website=Midlandcollegefoundation.org |access-date=May 2, 2017}}</ref> The series was endowed in 1996, and has brought a diverse selection of speakers to Midland, including [[Ken Burns]], [[Richard Leakey]], [[Bill Moyers]], [[Mark Russell]], [[Sandra Day O'Connor]], [[Richard Rodriguez]], [[Shelby Foote]], [[Anna Deavere Smith]], [[Bill Nye]], [[John Updike]] and [[Neil deGrasse Tyson]].