Spring 12-week classes start, time remains to enroll for 8-week classes that start March 4
The Spring 2025 Semester’s 12-week session has started, but there’s still time to register for Fastrack 2 eight-week classes that will begin on March 4. Associate and certificate students with any issues registering for Spring…
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 Education Program uses internship program to help fill classrooms
Through its partnership with Polk County Public Schools, the Polk State College Education Program has found innovative ways to create opportunities and address teacher shortages. One of these is the Temporary Teacher Internship Certification Pathway…
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 Lakeland Collegiate High School senior receives Dream the Dream scholarship
During a time of year when Martin Luther King Jr.’s immortalized dream is most remembered, the Polk State College Foundation helped make one collegiate high school senior’s dream move a step closer to becoming a…
Polk State closed 1/20 in observance of MLK Day
Polk State College and its collegiate high schools will be closed Monday, January 20, 2025, in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Saturday classes will take place as scheduled. Registration will continue to…
Polk State Music student says College taught him fundamentals to turn passion into a career
Kevin Ramirez has been banging away on percussion instruments since he was 9 years old, and before that, he was a young child infatuated with playing the air drums or using everyday items as his…
Polk State’s Physical Therapist Assistant Program celebrates 100% licensure pass rates
Polk State College’s Physical Therapist Assistant Program stands out as a leader in workforce training, consistently delivering exceptional results. With two consecutive years of 100% licensure pass rates and a 100% employment rate, the program…
Polk State therapy programs to host second annual Wellness 5K
Polk State College’s Occupational Therapy Assistant and Physical Therapist Assistant programs will host the second annual Warriors for Wellness 5K on Saturday, March 8, 2025, on the Winter Haven Campus. Check-in will take place from…
Polk State to host ribbon cutting for newly renovated Winter Haven Fine Arts Building
Polk State College will host a ribbon cutting for the newly renovated Winter Haven Fine Arts Building which will include a reception and special performance by renowned R&B group Uptown. The newly revamped facility marks…