Florida Department of Education’s Division of Career & Adult Education Chancellor visits Polk State
Polk State College was honored to welcome Henry Mack, Chancellor of the Florida Department of Education’s Division of Career and Adult Education, to Polk County on Wednesday to tour the College’s state-of-the-art workforce training facilities…
Student who paid thousands for education benefits from free training as Polk State Metallica Scholar
Hillary Castillo paid nearly $38,000 for her former education and training when the expense became too much and caused her to drop out of school. Today, she is on a fast track to a high-paying,…
Polk State College awarded $50,000 for Metallica Scholars Initiative
Polk State College was selected from a competitive field of community colleges across the country to receive $50,000 to transform the future of students in the community. Funded by Metallica’s All Within My Hands (AWMH)…
Four Polk State programs still offering free training through Fast Forward
Polk State College is still offering free training in four short-term, non-credit rapid credentialing programs through its Fast Forward initiative which is grant-funded by the Florida Department of Education. Individuals interested in free Certified Logistics…
Polk State Metallica Scholar goes from strenuous jobs to rewarding career
From working in roofing, construction, truck driving, and warehouses, Billy McGahee has spent most of his life jumping from one physically-demanding job to another. At 36, he decided it was time for a change and…
Polk State rocks out with inaugural class of Metallica Scholars
Polk State College celebrated 17 graduates from its Computer Numeric Control (CNC) Machining Program whose training was made possible – and free – by scholarships from Metallica’s All Within My Hands Foundation. The Metallica Scholars,…
Polk State, Winter Haven Leadership Development in Public Administration partnership celebrates first class
Polk State College and the City of Winter Haven are celebrating the first class of city employees who have completed the Leadership Development in Public Administration (LDPA) Program. Launched this year, LDPA provides quality professional…
For Polk State Metallica Scholar, machining is a family affair
Chassidy Houchin is graduating this week with Polk State College’s first group of Metallica Scholars part of the Computer Numeric Control (CNC) Machining class supported by a Metallica’s All Within My Hands grant. For Houchin,…
Metallica Scholar: Polk State provides tangible skills that will never leave you
Jesse Williams worked a variety of trade jobs since graduating high school in 2010 and went back to school in 2018, when he enrolled in Polk State College’s Manual Machining Program. “It was a fairly…
Become a machinist for free in eight weeks
Polk State College is proud to be one of 15 schools across the country to receive a $100,000 grant from All Within My Hands as part of the Metallica Scholars Initiative. This initiative is providing…