Over 10,000 credit students and over 8,700 non-credit students attend classes at PCC on the Lakeland and Winter Haven campuses. 

The majority of Polk Community College's students attend on a part time basis. 

The college started in 1964 at a temporary site. The 100- acre Winter Haven campus houses the district offices. It opened in 1968 on the site of a former golf course.

The Lakeland campus is a joint use facility with the University of South Florida. Approximately 90% of the students attending classes on the Lakeland campus are PCC students.

A third academic building on the Lakeland campus - the 125,000 square-foot technology building opened in 2007. The $28-million building is the largest structure on either of PCC’s campuses.

PCC is establishing a center in Lake Wales in the former City Hall. The historic building, which was severely damaged by the 2004 hurricanes, will be converted it into a modern academic center with five 30-seat general classrooms, a 45-seat computer classroom and a 30-seat classroom/community room. The building will be named the J D Alexander Center, after State Senator Alexander, who spearheaded the drive in the legislature to fund the project. The $3.6 million renovation is anticipated to be complete in 2009.

Over 60% of Polk County's college-bound seniors attend PCC.

Since 1964, over 29,500 degrees  have been awarded (as of December 2007).

More that half of our credit students register using PCC's Internet system known as PASSPORT. 

The quality of PCC programs is demonstrated by the success of our graduates, including:

• State Attorney Jerry Hill;

• Gary Schemmer, M.D.;

• TV personality Kathy Fountain;

• Lakeland City Commissioners Gow Fields and Howard Wiggs;

• former Sheriff Lawrence Crow;

• Sheriff Grady Judd;

• Bank executives Ernie Pinner, Ken Ely, Robert Dodd, Greg Littleton, and William Cloyd;

• Judges Ron Herring, Ellen Masters, and Michael Raiden; and

• Business executives Sandy Fortin, Don Ingram, Mark Irby, Bernie Little, Jr., Steve Saterbo and Victor Shumate.

PCC offers over 190 programs leading to an Associate in Arts degree.

There are also over 30 programs leading to Associate in Applied Science and Associate in Science degrees. 

Students also can attend 16 programs leading to a Certificate (11 programs are Credit Certificate programs and 5 are Vocational Certificate programs).