Polk State College to unveil Steelcase Education Active Learning Classroom
Polk State College will unveil its Steelcase Education Active Learning Classroom on Friday, Dec. 7, at 10 a.m. on the Lakeland Campus, offering tours of the transformed makerspace that uses design and technology to boost…
Polk State College receives Chancellor’s Best Practice Award for Establishing Leaders in Teacher Education (ELITE)
Polk State College recently received the Chancellor’s Best Practice Award for the Establishing Leaders in Teacher Education (ELITE) Program – a partnership with Polk County Public Schools to address the local need for teachers by…
Assistance with admission, registration available while College is closed for Thanksgiving
Polk State College will be closed Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for Thanksgiving, but students will be able to receive assistance with questions regarding admission or registration for spring 2019 classes by emailing registrar@polk.edu. College staff…
Polk State inaugurates Dr. Angela Garcia Falconetti as College’s 5th President
Polk State College inaugurated Dr. Angela Garcia Falconetti as the institution’s fifth president Thursday, culminating a week-long celebration, Falconetti’s first year of service, and raising $155,830 for student scholarships. More than 400 students, faculty, staff,…
Únete Club students make connections and memories at HACU conference
Students in Polk State College’s Únete Club recently attended the 32nd annual Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities (HACU) conference in Atlanta, Georgia, where they connected with employers and peers from across the globe. Únete…
Polk State Theatre presents interactive “Our Town”
Polk State Theatre will continue the 2018-2019 season with the interactive play “Our Town” – a metadrama by Thornton Wilder often referred to as a “play within a play.” Polk State Theatre’s production, directed by…
Enrollment opens for spring 2019
Enrollment is open for spring 2019 classes, which start Jan. 4 at Polk State College. Students currently enrolled at Polk State may register for the spring semester through PASSPORT. Prospective students must submit a free online application at www.polk.edu to…
Polk State gets high school students thinking about opportunities in the manufacturing field
Nearly 300 students from 11 high schools recently toured Polk County manufacturing facilities as part of Manufacturing Day in which they learn about Polk State College’s quality degree and workforce training programs that can put…
Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate and Lakeland Collegiate high schools designated as Schools of Excellence
The State Board of Education has designated Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School and Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School as Schools of Excellence for the second consecutive year, recognizing Polk State College’s…
Spring 2019 priority registration starts Oct. 29, open enrollment begins Nov. 5
Priority registration will start Oct. 29, and open enrollment will begin Nov. 5 for spring 2019 classes, which start Jan. 4 at Polk State College. Priority registration is reserved for students who have completed at…