Midland College offers the only nursing program in the city of Midland. Its two-year program awards an associate degree in nursing and prepares students for the NCLEX-RN, the national nursing examination. The program is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the National League for Nursing and recognized by the state's nursing board. Midland also offers an accelerated program for licensed practical nurses who wish to become registered nurses.
Twenty miles away in Midland's sister city, Odessa College offers two programs in its school of nursing. The registered nurse program is a two-year course of study, granting an associate degree. Odessa College also offers the shorter licensed vocational nurse program. Graduates of the LVN program or licensed vocational nurses also have the option of an accelerated one-year program for upgrading to an associate degree.
Howard College has offered a licensed vocational nurse program since 1958 and associate degrees in nursing were added in 1976. The school offers both LVN and RN programs as well as an accelerated program for those upgrading from the LVN. All three programs are delivered at the campus in Big Spring, 40 miles from Midland.
Western Texas College is in the town of Snyder, about 85 miles northeast of Midland. The school offers a certificate program for training as a licensed vocational nurse. The school has an agreement in place with Texas Tech that gives its students access to Texas Tech's facilities and library and also formalizes the transfer of credits between the two schools.