Fall open enrollment begins June 4
Open enrollment for Fall 2018 begins Monday, June 4. Classes start August 20. Students currently enrolled at Polk State College may register through PASSPORT. They should also check PASSPORT for possible holds on their accounts that…
Polk State Winter Haven Fine Arts Gallery displays Kenneth Treister’s experiential exhibit
Polk State College’s Winter Haven Fine Arts Gallery has transformed into an experiential exhibition of changing colors and geometric shapes with the works of world-renowned artist Kenneth Treister, whose paintings of silk evoke emotions and…
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…
College closed for Memorial Day
Polk State College will be closed in observance of Memorial Day on Friday, May 25, and Monday, May 28, but registration is still underway for summer and fall semesters. Saturday classes will also be taking…
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…
Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School earns reaccreditation
Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School recently earned reaccreditation from the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI), an accreditation division of AdvancED. This nationally-recognized accreditation marks Polk State Lakeland Collegiate…
Governor reappoints Turner and Martinez to District Board of Trustees
Governor Rick Scott has reappointed Mark Turner and Teresa Martinez to the Polk State College District Board of Trustees for terms through May 2021. Turner has served on the Board since August 2011 and Martinez…