Fall Registration at Polk Now Underway
Open registration for the fall semester at Polk State College begins June 16. Currently enrolled students may register for the fall term through the College’s student portal, Passport. Students who are pursuing the Associate in…
Polk Has First Completers of New Career Educator Pathways Program
Polk State College’s Educator Preparation Institute has graduated the first class from a program designed to help industry experts transition to new careers as public school teachers. Last year, in partnership with Polk County Public…
Polk State Aerospace Open House Is June 17
Polk State Aerospace will host an open house event June 17 at 5:30 p.m. During the Open House, prospective students will learn about the College’s Aerospace courses and degree options, and meet with Aerospace faculty…
Gateway Graduation Speaker: “I’m Going to Keep Going”
The paths they took to get there were anything but typical, but in the end, Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College High School’s first graduating class had all the traditional hallmarks of commencement. Pomp and…
Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate Grad Also an Advocate for Foster Care Children
Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School student Victor Sims has just returned from Washington, D.C., where he shared with lawmakers his experiences — the good and the bad — of growing up in…
Polk State’s High School Graduations are May 31, June 2 and 3
Each of Polk State College’s three high schools will celebrate their commencement ceremonies in the coming week. Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School will be the first to graduate its Class of 2014.…
Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College High School Will Graduate First Class June 2
Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College will graduate its first class — consisting of nine students who might otherwise have never finished high school — at 6:30 p.m. on June 2 at the Polk State Lakeland…
Polk’s Phi Theta Kappa Members Bring Home Numerous Honors from Convention
Polk State’s Phi Theta Kappa chapters brought back several honors — including a top administrator award — from the organization’s recent convention. Phi Theta Kappa is the international honor society for two-year colleges. Polk State…
“Father of EMS” Makes Textbook Come to Life for Polk Students
An education is built over time, assignment by assignment, lecture by lecture, course by course, semester by semester. Between registration and graduation, every day of a student’s education is a building block, a pivotal piece…
At Polk, Kimberly Myers Finds the Fuel for Her Dream of Becoming a Scientist
For as long as she can remember, Kimberly Myers has wanted to be a scientist. For nearly as long, she has heard the many reasons why she’ll never be one. She’s not smart enough. She’s…