Midland University history

The college was relocated to Fremont in 1919, and the mascot was changed to the “Warriors” in recognition of a theme tied more closely to the history of the founders.

Luther College later merged with Midland College in 1962 to create Midland Lutheran College.

Today's Midland College (MC) became a reality after its meager beginnings in 1969 as part of the Permian Junior College District.

MC gained its independence as a separate community college district in October 1972 after Midland supporters rallied in Austin to garner support for the split.

The new campus “opened for classes” in January 1975.

The first and only other bond was passed in February 1976 approving the construction of the Allison Fine Arts Building and the Al G. Langford Chaparral Center.

He eventually joined the faculty at MC full-time in 1979.

When Parrish joined the college in 1981, it was well on its way to becoming an outstanding institution.

On the advice of Jess Parrish, MC president at the time, and Raymond Yell, an MC administrator, Thomas took a sabbatical in 1984 and then a year's leave of absence to work on his doctorate in education administration at The University of Texas in Austin.

He then came back to MC in 1986.

Since its beginnings in the fall of 1997, a total of 263 Midland College students have participated in the program.

Play will begin in the spring of 2001.

The new center, located on the southeast side of campus near the Physical Education Building, was made possible by Greathouse's earlier endowment to Midland College and by contributions from the 2005 $41.8 million bond issue.

In 2009, the Midland Lutheran College had a seven figure financial deficit and its lowest enrollment since WWII, at 598.

Langford, who died on September 10, 2010 at the age of 83.

In 2011, Midland introduced a program guaranteeing that participating students would graduate in four years.

After going 1-26 last season, the Warriors haven't won more than four games in a season since 2013 when they won nine.

February 2015MC's 2nd President Doctor Jess Parrish passes away at his home in Midland on February 6, 2015.

In November 2016, MC was named a "Cadre 1" community college to lead the integrated statewide approach to student success.

Then, on August 15, 2017 Midland College was awarded the final distribution from the Jones Charitable Trust, over $6 million--the largest single gift ever awarded to Midland College.