Polk State Collegiate High Schools Shine on SAT
Both Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate and Polk State Lakeland Collegiate high schools have surpassed the county, state and nation in terms of student performance on the SAT. “The curriculum at both the high…
Polk State Lakeland Student: Starting a Club Gave Her a ‘Home’
It’s just before two-o’clock on a Thursday afternoon, a meeting of the Polk State Lakeland Creative Writing Club is about to begin, and President Mishala Buchanon is slumping in her chair, giggles and wisps of…
Polk State Music Department Breaks New Ground With Concerts
The Polk State Music Department will perform two shows in October, both of which will be unlike any others in its history. Music Professor John Anderson said the Department is able to put on larger-scale,…
Polk State College Showcases Hospital Partnership at National Event
Polk State College showcased its partnership with Winter Haven Hospital’s robotic surgery team at the recent Association of Community College Trustees Leadership Congress in Boston. The Washington, D.C.-based ACCT is a nonprofit organization that…
With Projects, Polk State Nursing Students Educate New Moms
More than 60 Polk State Nursing students on Tuesday displayed projects that will educate new mothers on everything from breastfeeding positions to postpartum depression. The students are all in their third semester of the Nursing…
Polk State’s Newly Formed Lakeland Cabaret to Debut Oct. 4
In a nondescript classroom on the Lakeland campus, a small handful of students and their instructor stand amid rows of desks, rehearsing lines, fine-tuning choreography, and mentally arranging the stage for an upcoming performance. It’s…
For Valedictorians and Salutatorians, Polk State Fits Just Right
State and community colleges are traditionally thought of in terms of second chances and last resorts, where even students with the poorest academic records can achieve higher education. But that’s just one angle of the…
Polk State Lakeland Collegiate Student to Present at International Aviation Conference
A Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School student will present at the 30th European Association for Aviation Psychology conference in Sardinia, Italy, this week. Lyudmilla Fuentes, 16, will share the findings of her two-year project,…
Public Notice of Upcoming Accreditation Review Visit By the NLNAC
The Polk State College Nursing Program announces that it will host a site review for initial accreditation of its Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing through the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Inc. The public…
Polk State Receives $1.2 Million from U.S. Department of Labor to Provide Advanced Manufacturing Training
Polk State College has received $1.2 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to provide accelerated training in advanced manufacturing, helping to ease the persistent workforce shortage faced by area manufactures. “This is exciting news…