Admission & Registrar’s Services Limited During Staff Training
Services at the Admission and Registrar’s Office will be reduced March 15 and 16 while staff is receiving training on a new software system that will better serve students. The offices on the Winter Haven…
Register for Fall Classes Sooner Than Ever, Before Summer
To ramp up student retention and ensure that students have access to the courses they need, Polk State College is giving students the ability to enroll for fall classes sooner than ever before. Beginning April…
Foundation Accepting Scholarship Applications
The Polk State College Foundation is accepting applications for scholarships for the 2018-2019 academic year through March 15. The Foundation awards more than $1.5 million in scholarships each year. To apply for a scholarship, a…
UCF Success Coach Motivates Students: “If I Could Do It, You Can Too”
When students become a part of the Eagle family at Polk State College, they also have the opportunity to become Knights or Bulls in training. Through the College’s partnerships with University of Central Florida’s Transfer…
Polk State Gives Student From Puerto Rico “Fresh Start”
The story of how Jose Ferrer’s life changed starts two days before Hurricane Maria razed his hometown of Aguadilla. Three months into his first semester of college, Ferrer sat in class at the University of…
In-State Tuition Offered To Puerto Rico’s Displaced Students
Polk State College continues to provide support for students displaced from Puerto Rico by Hurricane Maria and is again offering in-state tuition to those individuals. Gov. Rick Scott asked Florida state colleges and universities this…
Collegiate High Schools No. 1 In State For Graduation Rates
Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate and Lakeland Collegiate high schools rank No. 1 out of 448 public high schools in Florida for four-year graduation rates. Gov. Rick Scott recently notified Polk State College’s charter…
USF Advisor Provides Pathways For Polk State Students
When students become a part of the Eagle family at Polk State College, they also have the opportunity to become Bulls or Knights in training. Through the College’s partnerships with University of South Florida’s FUSE…
Collegiate High Schools To Host Info Sessions
Polk State Lakeland Collegiate and Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate high schools will host informational sessions for current sophomores interested in attending one of Polk State College’s charter schools. Polk State’s collegiate high schools…
Spring 2018 Classes Start, Registration Continues
Polk State College welcomes more than 10,000 students back to its campuses and centers for the Spring 2018 semester. “I am thrilled to embark on the New Year for the first time together and I…