IT’S NOT TOO LATE: Enroll at Polk State for Spring 2022 Semester
Enrollment is open for the Spring 2022 Semester at Polk State College. Classes will begin on January 5. Currently enrolled students can register for classes in Passport. Prospective students must submit a free online application to…
Polk State Metallica Scholar gets “new lease on life” after COVID shuttered small business
Andy Johnson owned a small video production company when the pandemic forced him to close his business and “find a way to reinvent myself.” Enrolling in Polk State College’s Metallica Scholars Program provided him with…
Polk State wins 15 Awards of Excellence from AFC Communications & Marketing Commission
Polk State College’s Office of Communications and Public Affairs received 15 Awards of Excellence from the Association of Florida Colleges Communications and Marketing Commission for 2021, including first place in video and digital promotion, digital…
Enroll for the Spring 2022 Semester at Polk State
Enrollment is open for the Spring 2022 Semester at Polk State College. Classes will begin on January 5. Currently enrolled students can register for classes in Passport. Prospective students must submit a free online application to…
Polk State will be closed 12/15 – 1/2 for winter break
Polk State College will close at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, for winter break, but enrollment will continue for the Spring 2022 Semester. The College will reopen on Monday, January 3, 2022, and…
Polk State mourns loss of Carol Jenkins Barnett
Polk State College is mourning the loss of Carol Jenkins Barnett, former chair and past president of Publix Supermarkets Charities, and daughter of Publix founder, George W. Jenkins. Jenkins Barnett and her husband, Barney, have…
Young mother and daughter of migrant workers becomes first in her family to achieve degree – a Polk State Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Maricela Morales comes from a family built on a strong work ethic. Her father, from Mexico, went to school only one day in his life before his family needed him to stay on the farm…
Polk State student from Haiti graduating with Criminal Justice degree is inspired to help other immigrants
When Rooloph Rene emigrated from Haiti in 2018, he had four years of law school in his home country under his belt but thought he may have to change career paths in the United States.…
Update on Polk State JD Alexander Center in Lake Wales
On Monday afternoon, a student at the Polk State JD Alexander Center in Lake Wales was threatened by an individual. Due to the nature of the threat, the suspect was escorted off campus, law enforcement…
Graduating Polk State Nursing student dedicates degree to sister with rare genetic syndrome
Lorann Pate started her Polk State College journey early as a Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School student, but her calling to become a nurse began even earlier as she has grown up watching her…
