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Midland College Baseball Celebrates 25 Years as Chaparrals Open Season Ranked No. 25 Nationally

The Midland College Chaparrals baseball program will celebrate a milestone season in 2026, marking 25 years of competition, as the team opens the year ranked No. 25 in the NJCAA Division I Preseason Poll.

sAriana Blackwell, Zing Len, and Ovya Rajamanickam, students in its Primary Care Pathway Program (PCPP), have earned early admission to the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
3 Midland College Students Earn Early Admission to Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Through Primary Care Pathway Program

Midland College proudly announces that Ariana Blackwell, Zing Len, and Ovya Rajamanickam, students in its Primary Care Pathway Program (PCPP), have earned early admission to the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth.

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Midland College Names Luis D. Sánchez as Director of Cogdell Learning Center

Midland College is proud to announce the appointment of Luis D. Sánchez as the new Director of the Cogdell Learning Center (CLC) in south Midland. Sánchez, a native of Midland's Southside and a longtime community leader, brings a wealth of experience in education, public service, and community engagement to the role.

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What Winter Weather Reveals About Energy, Training, and Readiness

Behind the scenes of the winter storm most of Texas is facing we're reminded once again how much we depend on reliable, dispatchable energy and on the people who keep it running. Based on the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) dashboard data during peak demand and analysis from energy analyst David Blackmon, natural gas supplied roughly 60% of total power generation on the ERCOT grid during the harshest conditions of the storm.

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A Thank You to a Community That Shows Up

To our Midland College Family and wider Midland community, I have to give it to you. You did more than your part. You filled the Chap Center, you raised the energy, and you reminded everyone in the building what Chap pride looks like. The atmosphere was electric, and it was impossible not to feel it.