
Polk State Pantry: A Helping Hand For Students Who Need Food And More

Imagine a room full of your favorite snacks. The Polk State Pantry is that, and so much more. The Lakeland Campus pantry will open Tuesday, Jan. 16, in LLC 2155A to provide food to students…

Polk State Announces Spring Arts Schedule

Polk State College is excited to present its Spring 2018 Arts Schedule, which is filled with an extensive array of entertainment from music and theater, to visual and digital-art offerings. Arts programming at Polk State…

CSX Grant Gives Students Lifelike Trauma Care Training

At Polk State College, students and first responders receive lifelike trauma care training, which is being enhanced thanks to a recent grant from CSX. CSX awarded the Polk State College Foundation with $4,485 to purchase…

Polk State JD Alexander Center Makes Education Possible For Mom And Daughter

For students at the Polk State JD Alexander Center, location is everything. Without Polk State College’s presence in southeast Polk County, many students would not be pursuing higher education because they would not be able…

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…

Governor Reappoints Ross To Polk State College District Board Of Trustees

Gov. Rick Scott recently announced Cindy Hartley Ross’s reappointment to the Polk State College District Board of Trustees. Ross has served on the District Board of Trustees for 14 years — from 1999 to 2011…

The Dream, The Vision, The Reality: Annual Event To Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Polk State College will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with its fourteenth annual MLK Celebration titled, “The Dream, The Vision, The Reality.” The luncheon will take place at 11:30…

Radiography Program Reaccredited By Meeting Rigorous Standards

Polk State College’s Radiography program was recently awarded reaccreditation by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) for meeting a handful of rigorous standards. The JRCERT is the only agency recognized by…

Spring Enrollment Underway, Classes Start Jan. 5

Polk State College is closed for winter break, but enrollment is still underway for the spring semester. College offices will reopen Tuesday, January 2, and classes start Friday, January 5. Students are encouraged to visit…

School Bus Driver Plans Move To Classroom With Bachelor’s Degree

Toni Montoya gets on her Polk County Public Schools bus at 5:45 a.m. each weekday to begin the first of three routes, but when she drops her last students off at 8:30 a.m., Stambaugh Middle…