Enroll now for 12-week, 8-week classes
Enrollment continues to take place for the Fall 2020 Semester at Polk State College. Students can register for the 12-week session, which will begin on September 14, and the eight-week Fastrack 2 session, which will…
Polk State reinforces important guidelines for students, employees returning to campuses
Polk State College will enter Phase II of its Return to Campus Plan on Monday, August 17, the start of the Fall 2020 Semester. The College is excited to welcome students and employees back to…
Polk State’s Clean Team shines, keeping College sanitized and safe through COVID-19
JULY 14, 2020 UPDATE: Polk State College has delayed Phase II of its Return to Campus Plan from July 20 to August 3, 2020. Please visit the College’s COVID-19 page for more information and future updates. While…
Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College Collegiate High School application for 2020-21 school year open through June 30
Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College Collegiate High School’s application remains open through June 30 for students with at least 10 high school credits interested in attending for the 2020-21 school year. Polk State’s three…
Polk State College announces phased return to campus
Polk State College has prepared a three-phased Return to Campus plan that supports the return of administrators and select personnel to the College’s campuses and centers beginning on Monday, July 20, 2020. Students should note…
National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development awards four Polk State employees for excellence
The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development’s (NISOD) Excellence Awards is an annual opportunity to recognize faculty, staff, and administrators for their extraordinary work at colleges across the country. Polk State College’s 2020 honorees,…
Three Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School seniors named The Ledger’s 2020 Silver Garland winners
Three Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School seniors are winners of The Ledger’s 2020 Silver Garland Awards. Carina Torre, Ashfaq Reza Arian, and Chloe Prewitt received recognition in the categories of Communication, Science, and Performing…
Guide to accessing books and course materials in the online environment
The Polk State College Bookstores may be closed to students on campus, but they are open online for course material selection and delivery. Students can begin buying books for summer classes on April 27, 2020. A…
Polk State Aerospace student lands UPS Airlines internship and scholarship
If someone told Ismael Jimenez-Barreto three years ago that he would be interning with one of the largest cargo airlines in the world, he would have doubted them. He was an aeronautical university dropout working…
Acclaimed writer John Yamrus to speak at Polk State College on March 12
As part of its new Visiting Writers Program, the Polk State College Creative Writing Club will host nationally-known writer John Yamrus on March 12 from noon to 1 p.m. on the Lakeland Campus at 3425…