
Polk State College’s 2024-2025 Report to Community highlights 60 years

Polk State’s annual Report to Community highlights 60 years of the College and the milestones from 2024—the groundbreaking of the Haines City-Davenport Campus, completed renovations to the Winter Haven Fine Arts Building, and the successes…

Polk State celebrates completion of Winter Haven Fine Arts Building renovations with ribbon cutting

More than 400 people took in the soothing sounds and wondrous new sights of Polk State College’s Winter Haven Fine Arts Building (WFA) during a ribbon cutting on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, to commemorate the…

Polk State College celebrates 60 years of excellence

As the 2024 calendar year ends, Polk State College reflects on 60 years of excellence. Opened in 1964, the College has more than 60,000 alumni. This includes numerous healthcare and public safety professionals, teachers, entrepreneurs,…

Polk State College breaks ground on Haines City-Davenport Campus

Polk State College marked a historic milestone Thursday with the groundbreaking of its eighth location, the Polk State Haines City-Davenport Campus. More than 200 community leaders and supporters gathered to commemorate this new chapter in…

Polk State District Board of Trustees selects 2024-2025 leadership

The Polk State College District Board of Trustees (DBOT) selected Cindy Hartley Ross as Chair and Ann Barnhart as Vice Chair for the 2024-2025 Academic Year during the Board’s August meeting on Monday. President Angela…

Polk State celebrates funding for Haines City-Davenport Campus

Polk State College is celebrating critical funding for its Haines City-Davenport Campus with Governor Ron DeSantis signing the state’s $116.5 billion 2024-2025 budget which includes $8.1 million for the development of the future facility. The…

Polk State College celebrates Barnett family, $3 million pledge to Haines City-Davenport Campus

Polk State College celebrated Barney Barnett and his family on Monday at Airside Center West in Lakeland, where students, faculty, staff, and College leadership thanked the Barnetts for their generous $3 million pledge in support…

Barnett pledges $3 million to Polk State Haines City-Davenport Campus

The Polk State College Foundation has received a generous $3 million pledge from Hoyt R. Barnett for the development of the Polk State Haines City-Davenport Campus. The College will host a media event to celebrate…

Polk State College’s 2023-24 Report to Community highlights success

Polk State College’s annual Report to Community highlights the successes of students, faculty, and staff over the last year and foreshadows the exciting milestones to come for Polk County’s largest-serving institution of higher education and…

Polk State District Board of Trustees selects leadership for 2023-2024

Polk State College’s District Board of Trustees (DBOT) elected Teresa V. Martinez as Chair and Cindy Hartley Ross as Vice Chair for the 2023-2024 Academic Year during its August 28, 2023, meeting. The role of…