
Polk State College to celebrate 129th Commencement in December

Polk State College will celebrate its 129th class during its Commencement Ceremony on Friday, Dec. 8, at 6:30 p.m. at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland. For the Fall 2023 Commencement Ceremony, 1,304 graduates qualify…

Polk State Gateway’s top graduates earn AAs in high school

In just three years of high school, Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College Collegiate High School’s Madison Dolyak and Gabrielle Anderson leave with Associate in Arts degrees and at the top of their graduating class.…

Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School valedictorian, salutatorian accelerate their educational journeys

Polk State College Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School recently celebrated its 2023 graduating class with valedictorian Jacob Baltazar and salutatorian Layla Unzueta. Both students completed their Polk State Associate in Arts degrees before they…

Polk State College celebrates 128th commencement photo gallery

Polk State College hosted its 128th commencement ceremonies on May 4, 2023, at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland. The ceremonies included remarks by Distinguished Alumnus Bo Boyte and District Board of Trustees’ Immediate Past…

Polk State Lakeland Collegiate valedictorian and salutatorian take similar paths to top of class

For Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School’s valedictorian and salutatorian, the path to graduation was similar, but their future plans are significantly different. Just three-thousandths of a point in grade-point average (GPA) separated valedictorian Kriti…

Single mom motivated by her son to complete Polk State Respiratory degree

Aleyah Watkins was back in class just 10 days after giving birth to her son. She was a manager at Chuck E. Cheese when motherhood inspired her to seek higher education and a rewarding career.…

Polk State College Spring Graduation Party

Polk State College’s Student Activities and Leadership Office hosted graduation parties on the Winter Haven and Lakeland campuses for the Spring 2023 Graduating Class.

Student is graduating debt-free thanks to affordability and support at Polk State

Jena’ Kelley will be the first in her family to graduate with a college degree and she’s doing it debt free. Kelley graduated high school in 2018 and applied to Polk State College because it…

Polk State gives All-American graduate Ru a shot at an education

Kaila Ru will leave Polk State College as one of the most decorated volleyball players in program history, but she’ll also be leaving with something perhaps more important – a degree. Ru, 20, will receive…

Polk State College will celebrate 128th commencement ceremonies May 4

Polk State College will host its 128th commencement with two ceremonies on Thursday, May 4, 2023, at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland. Ceremonies will take place at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., and graduates…