Lakeland Gateway to College Collegiate helps student find motivation and confidence
Tralicia Eason was barely doing enough to get by when she enrolled at Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College Collegiate High School, where she has gone above and beyond just getting by. Eason, who will…
Aerospace Program hosting open house June 7
Polk State College’s Aerospace Program will host an open house at Airside Center – East in Lakeland on Thursday, June 7, at 6 p.m. to provide prospective students with information about degree options, admission, financial…
Polk State provides free training for manufacturing jobs
Are you unemployed or underemployed? Do you have a criminal record? Does a career seem out of reach? At Polk State College, you can receive free training and earn valuable certifications that will land you…
Lakeland Collegiate valedictorian, salutatorian heading to Ivy League schools
Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School’s valedictorian, Kaitlyn Kelley, and salutatorian, Harrison Chen, will be attending Ivy League schools. Kelley has a 4.739 grade-point average (GPA) and will attend Dartmouth College. Chen has a 4.728…
Lakeland Collegiate student heading to college with $20,000 Bailey Family Foundation scholarship
Nick Davis doesn’t talk much about the time he was living in and out of homeless shelters with his mom. He was only a toddler. But Davis and his family have come a long way.…
Collegiate high schools celebrate classes of 2018
Nearly 400 students are receiving their high school diplomas from Polk State College’s three collegiate high schools this month, although many already have their college degrees in hand. Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High…
Top grad caps of Spring 2018
Polk State College’s 118th commencement ceremony was the largest yet, but many students stood out from the crowd of nearly 630 grad caps that filled the RP Funding Center in Lakeland on May 3. While…
Summer classes begin, fall enrollment continues
Polk State College welcomes students back to its campuses and centers today for Summer 2018. Some important dates to remember this semester: today, May 9, is the last day to add a fully online or…
Polk State celebrates largest graduation yet
Polk State College celebrated its largest commencement ceremony yet on Thursday, May 3, at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland. A sea of nearly 630 students filled the arena for Polk State’s 118th graduation, which…
First-generation-in-college student: Mom’s dreams are my dreams, my dreams are her dreams
Marielys Cirilo’s parents emigrated from Puerto Rico to the U.S. as young adults with big dreams of going to college. But they quickly married and had children, and higher education became financially out of reach.…
