Mar 19, 2024  
2022-2023 Midland College Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
2022-2023 Midland College Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Student Support and Academic Services


Student Support Services Academic Support Services
    CARE Team     Test Preparation Services
    Accommodation Services     Tutoring and Lab Services
    Military Resource Center  

All Midland College policies may be found here. Please note, the Midland College Policy Manual is hosted on an external server.

Student Support Services

Career and Student Resource Services

The Career and Student Resource Center provides services for students, including job placement, career interest tests, resume and interview assistance, work-study information, and select grant support services. Additional services include career related workshops, networking, professional dress, and job search skills. Computers are available for students to research careers, make job inquiries and work on resumes. More information is available at the Career and Student Resource Center.

Counseling and Mental Health Services

Students experiencing issues regarding life adjustments may receive confidential personal/social adjustment counseling. Students may communicate with the on-campus Counselor in person, via phone or through email. Additionally, they have 24- hour access to professionals for scheduled or emergency visits through our telehealth provider Timely Care. Mental Health resources are located Health & Wellness - Mental Health Resources.

CARE (Consultation, Assessment, Resources, Education) Team

While interacting with students across the college, faculty and staff may be confronted with situations in which a student is displaying concerning behavior. The CARE Team is designed to assist them. Behaviors of concern might be observed in a number of settings: in the classroom, at a service location or office, at an on-campus job, or during participation at an extracurricular activity. By reporting concerning behaviors, the CARE Team will reach out to students, providing intervention, resources, and referrals as needed. The CARE report form is available online.

Accommodation Services

Midland College does not discriminate on the basis of disabilities in admission or access to its educational programs. The College complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1972 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Accommodations for students with disabilities are provided by the Student Life Department located in the Scharbauer Student Center. An application is required for each term. Students may apply or renew here. Medical documentation must be on file to qualify for services.  

Students with disabilities are encouraged to apply and submit documentation as soon as possible so accommodations are in place at the beginning of each semester.  Accommodations may include, but are not limited to, accommodations in class, interpreting for the deaf, readers, scribes, note takers and taped texts. Sign language interpreters or materials from Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic may require additional time to coordinate. 

Service animals and assistance animals are not pets. They are an animal that works, provides assistance, or performs tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability, or provides emotional support that alleviates one or more identified symptoms or effects of a person’s disability. Midland College is committed to compliance with state and federal laws regarding individuals with disabilities.  Procedures regarding animals on campus can be found here.

Visit the Accommodation Services website for more information.

Military Services

Students eligible for federal VA education, Texas Hazlewood State VA benefits, or active duty educational benefits should contact the Military Resource Center located in Room 225 of the Scharbauer Student Center.

More information can be obtained on the Midland College website.

Academic Support Services

Murray Fasken Learning Resource Center (LRC)

The LRC is a repository of materials that support the Midland College curricula. Special subject collections include health sciences and law. Materials are available for checkout with a current Midland College ID card. Library holdings are described in an electronic catalog, enabling author, title, subject, and keyword searches. Labs in the LRC provide desktop publishing, word processing and related software.

The LRC’s website provides extensive information and support with links to the library catalog of holdings, extensive online databases, digital e-book collections, and links to hundreds of recommended websites for many academic subjects. Multidisciplinary electronic resources include databases published by EBSCO, Learning Express, Gale, Bowker, CredoRef, Stat!Ref and others, available to students both on- and off-campus. The LRC participates in TexShare, a statewide program for enhanced access to learning resources. The LRC’s website provides extensive information and support with links to the library catalog of holdings, extensive online databases, digital e-book collections, and links to hundreds of recommended websites for many academic subjects. Using Speedy Search, most electronic library resources, including e-books and e-journals, can be found.  The new digital magazine FLIPSTER features popular digitized titles.  All faculty and students, including dual credit, can access all databases through authentication by username and password.

The LRC participates in TexShare, a statewide program for enhanced access to learning resources.  Interlibrary loan is available to faculty and students.  Once located, items are typically shipped within two weeks.

Testing Services

The Testing Center, located in the Scharbauer Student Center and the WRTTC, offers an array of testing services for students. Test offerings including the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA), the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS), CLEP (Scharbauer Student Center location only), math placement tests, make-up tests, proctored exams for distance learning courses, disability accommodations testing and a number of professional certification tests (please check with each Testing Center location for offerings).  Students needing the TSIA outside Texas can email the Testing Center at testing@midland.edu for information about off-site TSIA administration.
 
Visit the Testing Center website for more information.
 

Test Preparation Services

Midland College offers test preparation programs for the TOEFL, GED and TSIA.  These courses and workshops are designed to help you do your best.  Visit Adult Education and Literacy and Developmental for more information.

Tutoring and Lab Services

Midland College offers free tutoring and academic assistance to students who may be struggling with their course work.  Visit the lab and tutoring website for more information.