
Polk State Helps Students Learn About Possibilities in Manufacturing

More than 150 high school students recently toured a variety of Polk County-based manufacturing operations, and in the process learned how Polk State College can help them start their careers in the manufacturing industry. The…

Dispatches from South Africa

Polk State students Melissa Altamirano, Janis Davis Jones, Joshua Moore and Debra White, as well as Business Professor and Golden Key International Honour Society Adviser Herb Nold recently traveled to Cape Town, South Africa, to…

Polk State Receives $1.6 Million Department of Labor Grant

Polk State College has been awarded $1.6 million from the U.S. Department of Labor as part of a multimillion-dollar, nationwide grant program aimed at preparing workers in growing industries. Earlier this week, Secretary of Labor…

Polk State Approved to Offer Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Sciences

Polk State College has received approval for its fourth baccalaureate degree, the Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Sciences. The State Board of Education on Tuesday granted unanimous approval for the new degree. The College plans…

Polk State Golden Key Students Counting Down Hours to Cape Town

Polk State students Melissa Altamirano, Janis Davis, Joshua Moore and Debra White, as well as Business Professor and Golden Key International Honour Society Adviser Herb Nold will be traveling this week to Cape Town, South…

Polk State Students to Travel to South Africa for Golden Key Conference

It’s been an international year at Polk State College — and it’s not over yet. In recent months, students have studied in the Bahamas and Europe, and now another group is preparing to travel to Cape…

Polk State Aerospace Has Its First Licensed Pilots

Two Polk State Aerospace students are now officially pilots. In late August, Tanner Atkinson, a resident of Auburndale, passed the Federal Aviation Administration’s Private Pilot Practical Test. He is the first Polk State Aerospace student…

Memorial Planned for Alumnus

The students and faculty of Polk State’s Digital Media Technology program have planned a gathering to honor student Vernon Aguirre, who died in late June after sustaining injuries in a fall. The gathering will take…

Polk State Aerospace Expands With Administration Degree

Polk State College’s Aerospace program will expand this fall to offer a new degree in Aerospace Administration, readying students for management positions at airports, airlines, and a wide variety of related operations. Students who earn…
Polk State Students Achieve Two National Rankings at Phi Beta Lambda Conference
Members of Polk State College’s chapter of Phi Beta Lambda achieved two top-10 rankings at the organization’s recent National Leadership Conference. Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) is the nation’s oldest and largest…