
Polk State Nursing’s Marianne Thomas remembered for her “nurse’s soul”

For 22 years, Marianne Thomas served Polk State College’s Nursing Department, undoubtedly impacting the lives of many – from her students to practicing nurses, to their patients and families. Thomas, who retired in August 2019,…

Polk State College provides resources to cope with stress and barriers to learning

Fear and anxiety about the coronavirus pandemic can be overwhelming, but coping with stress makes individuals, the people they care about, and the community stronger. Polk State College’s Director of Disability and Counseling Services Kimberly…

Polk State College operations to continue remotely through safer-at-home order

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued a statewide safer-at-home order Wednesday afternoon that will take effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday, April 3, 2020, and will expire on Thursday, April 30, 2020, to help prevent the spread…

Governor issues statewide safer-at-home order, Polk State College’s remote operations continue

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued a statewide safer-at-home order Wednesday afternoon that will take effect at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, April 3, 2020, and expire on Thursday, April 30, 2020, to help prevent the spread…

College provides remote test proctoring to all Polk State students

Polk State College resumed classes online and operations remotely on Monday, March 30. As students continue to be advised not to visit the College’s campuses and centers until further notice to help prevent the spread…

Classes resume online at Polk State College

Polk State College classes resume online today, March 30, as the College ensures students can continue toward their educational goals while remaining safe and healthy. This includes dual enrollment and Polk State’s three collegiate high…

Polk State College to continue all classes online through summer 2020

Polk State College will continue all classes online through the Summer 2020 Semester to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The College suspended instruction on March 16 and will resume all classes, including dual enrollment…

Polk State College faculty and staff come together and get creative to continue instruction online through COVID-19

As Polk State College moves to an online learning environment for the remainder of the 2020 Spring Semester to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, faculty and staff have partnered and are taking innovative approaches…

Important updates and resources for moving to online classes at Polk State College

Polk State College is dedicated to fostering a healthy learning environment and is prepared to resume instruction online on Monday, March 30, for the remainder of the 2020 Spring Semester to help prevent the spread…

Summer registration dates pushed back at Polk State College

Registration dates have been postponed at Polk State College. Priority and dual enrollment registration that was scheduled to take place for currently enrolled students for the summer and fall semesters on March 30 will now…