Polk State’s First-Year Experience fosters friendship & mentorship
Polk State College’s First-Year Experience is a comprehensive onboarding program that provides first-time-in-college students with robust resources including success coaching and career exploration, and for Associate in Arts students specifically, the First-Year Seminar course. For…
Congressman Soto recognizes Polk State’s Yulonda Bell for Women’s History Month
Congressman Darren Soto recognized Polk State College’s Associate Dean of Student Services Yulonda Bell on the U.S. House of Representatives floor and during a virtual reception in honor of Women’s History Month. Bell’s accomplishments and…
Summer registration starts, open enrollment will begin April 4 at Polk State College
Enrollment for the Summer 2022 Semester at Polk State College has started for students who have completed at least 50 percent of their program requirements. Open enrollment will begin on April 4, and classes will start…
Jesse Stine Memorial Scholarship for Future Paramedics awards dedicated father, firefighter & student
Many obstacles stood between Alex Pickup-Crawford and paramedic school, but this semester, the financial obstacle became a little less burdensome for him as he received the second award from the Jesse Stine Memorial Scholarship for…
Polk State grad shares how Aerospace Program puts exciting careers within reach
Shaundra Gibbs is a flight operations coordinator for Aero Air Charter in Pensacola, where she is exercising her education and training from both Polk State Aerospace’s aircraft dispatcher certification and aerospace administration degree programs. “When…
Polk State to close March 21-27 for spring break
Polk State College will be closed from Monday, March 21, through Sunday, March 27, for spring break. Saturday classes will meet on March 19. The College will reopen on Monday, March 28, which is the…
Polk State & CareerSource Polk put student on path to rewarding career in occupational therapy
Higher education that once seemed out of reach for Marisol Ramirez Ramos has now transformed her life thanks to tuition assistance made possible by CareerSource Polk and the quality training she has received through Polk…
Summer priority registration starts March 28, open enrollment begins April 4 at Polk State
Enrollment for the Summer 2022 Semester at Polk State College will start on March 28 with priority registration for students who have completed at least 50 percent of their program requirements. Open enrollment will begin…
Polk State Aerospace student prepared for anything with education & training
What does Polk State College have in common with Jay Leno, Navy submarines, and a plane crash rescue? Well, they’re all part of Genesah Duffy’s journey. Duffy is a U.S. Navy veteran who was working…
Polk State EMS alum returns to program as clinical coordinator
Lisa Correll’s passion for education and pride in Polk State College’s Emergency Medical Services Program is evident upon meeting her. With a 10-year career in emergency medicine and as an alum of Polk State EMS,…