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Midland College

Midland, Texas·Public, 4-year or above·Southwest·midland.edu
6-yr Graduation
23%
+3.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
5,690
peer median 8,360
Avg net price
$4,512
-$753 vs Baccalaureate
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About

Midland College (MC) is a public community college in Midland, Texas. It was established as an independent junior college in 1972 and held its first classes on campus in 1975. Since that time, the campus has expanded to a 704,752-square-foot (65,473.6 m2) main campus on 224 acres (0.91 km2) in Midland. It also has numerous locations in other parts of Midland and in Fort Stockton, the Pecos County seat.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
23%+3.0pp vs Baccalaureate

Pell equity

3.5pp gap
Pell recipients
21%34 of 163
Non-Pell (all)
25%66 of 269
Subsidized loan, no Pell
0%0 of 1
No Federal Aid
25%66 of 268

Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 52 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 48 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
52
Passing
4
7.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

52programs
  • Passing4 · 7.7%
  • No Data48 · 92.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
3
No data
48

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

4
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+17.1%
$39,001 vs $33,298
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+29.4%
$43,092 vs $33,298
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+72.8%
$57,551 vs $33,298
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+136.5%
$78,746 vs $33,298

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
19%
$14,834 debt · $78,746 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1975Next review Dec 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 6

  1. Mar 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Mar 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Dec 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Mar 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$2,774
$30–48k$4,677
$48–75k$6,972
$75–110k$7,785
$110k+$10,846

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$4,512
-$753vs Baccalaureate median $5,265
Federal loans
2.1%
In-state tuition
$3,180
Out-of-state
$6,180

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,747 students received $7.8M in Pell grants, alongside $1.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,747
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.8M
$7,840,935 total
Direct Loans
$1.3M
352 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$504K
167 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$774K
180 loan awards
Parent PLUS$54K
5 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 142 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (3.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.5%
+1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
142
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
15.5%
2017
11.9%
2018
9.3%
2019
3.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Midland College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs42
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

553 total completions
01Liberal Arts
30555.2%
02Health Professions
10819.5%
03Business
346.1%
04Mechanic
254.5%
05Education
224.0%
06Security/Protective
213.8%
07Engineering Tech
173.1%
08Computer Sciences
81.4%
09Legal Professions
71.3%
10Precision Production
61.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
5,690
12-mo unduplicated
8,315
Undergraduate
8,315
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
39%3,277
Women
61%5,038

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
57.6%
White
26.0%
Black
5.7%
Unknown
3.7%
Non-resident
2.9%
Two or more
1.8%
Asian
1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
103
54 M · 49 W
Women athletes
47.6%
Athletic aid
$1.1M
Total student aid
Budget
$3.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$550K
$546K
Recruiting expense
$31K
$23K
Head-coach salaries
$80K
$83K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Baseball
32 M · —
$567K
Softball
— · 25 W
$493K
Basketball
11 M · 12 W
$917K
Volleyball
— · 12 W
$318K
Golf
11 M · —
$267K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 5,219 students

3-year trend

0.202 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    1
    Stalking
    1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs10
    Liquor04

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    14.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    141

    Midland College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Midland College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectMidland College
    		23%—5,690$4,512Baccalaureate
    Brazosport College
    		——3,812$4,732Baccalaureate
    Laredo College
    		——11,029$5,798Baccalaureate
    Tyler Junior College
    		0%—11,885$10,206Baccalaureate
    South Texas College
    		20%—27,431$1,751Baccalaureate
    Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City
    		——3,959$7,081Baccalaureate
    Peer group median20%—8,360$5,265

    Institutions like Midland College

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Midland College's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Midland College Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Midland College Institutional Research
    Phone
    (432) 685-4500
    Address
    3600 N. Garfield, Midland, TX 79705

    The page provides details on Midland College's Institutional Research office. It includes enrollment data by academic year from 2021 to 2025, segmented by demographics such as gender and ethnicity. Contact information for the main campus is also provided.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
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    • Jessica Hartos
      Director of Institutional Effectiveness, Institutional Planning Effectiveness & Research (IPER)

    Frequently asked questions about Midland College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Midland College.

    What is the graduation rate at Midland College?

    Midland College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 23% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Midland College?

    Midland College reports a total enrollment of 5,690 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Midland College?

    The average net price at Midland College is $4,512 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Midland College located?

    Midland College is located in Midland, Texas 79705.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Midland College?

    Midland College's IR work is done by the Midland College Institutional Research.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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