General
Information

PURPOSES
Purpose focuses our daily planning, operations, and decision making at Polk Community College. In fulfilling our mission, we provide:

• a university parallel program leading to an A.A. degree
• college-level technical / occupational programs leading to A.S. degrees and certificates
• non-degree continuing education services - both credit and non-credit - responsive to the changing needs of our community
• a general education base for all degree programs
• college preparatory programs enabling students to strengthen reading, writing, and math skills in preparation for college-level work
• academic support services such as libraries and learning labs to complement classroom instruction
• student support services including academic advising and career planning
• extra-curricular, cultural, social, athletic, and intellectual enrichment programs for students and the community
• a work environment supporting and developing our human resources to the maximum benefit of both the individual and PCC
• a physical environment enhancing the programs and services of the College
• an efficient, effective institution responsibly managing the resources provided by student, taxpayers, and supporters of Polk Community College.

CAMPUSES
Polk Community College has campuses in Lakeland and Winter Haven. The Winter Haven campus, off Lake Elbert Drive, was established in 1968 and currently has seven permanent and four portable buildings. The Lakeland campus, open since 1988 and located on Winter Lake Road in South Lakeland, is shared with the University of South Florida. The campus has two academic quadrangles and a maintenance building.
PCC is committed to the "one college" concept with requirements, rules, programs, and services the same on both campuses; however, some activities such as athletics, music, and drama are available only on the Winter Haven campus.

PCC FOUNDATION
Polk Community College Foundation, Inc. is a separate, non-profit, tax-exempt corporation seeking private funds to assist PCC in the betterment of our students, faculty, and other constituencies.
The PCC Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of business and professional leaders in Polk County. The Foundation exists to help provide the "Margin of Excellence" for Polk Community College, enabling us to offer our county residents advanced educational programs promising academic excellence, personal growth, cultural development, and meaningful employment. To fulfill this commitment the PCC Foundation continually searches for outright gifts of cash, securities, and property, as well as deferred gifts.