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Event Date Sat May 23

Saturday Classes Will Meet Before Memorial Day

Saturday, 5/23/26 - All Day

Event Date Mon May 25

Memorial Day Holiday (College Closed)

Monday, 5/25/26 - All Day

Event Date Fri Jul 03

Independence Day Holiday (College Closed)

Friday, 7/03/26 - All Day

Event Date Sat Jul 04

Saturday Classes WILL NOT Meet After Independence Day

Saturday, 7/04/26 - All Day

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CoARC-Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care

Florida Society of Respiratory Care

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3.27.26 Polk State Respiratory Care application open 4/1 through 5/31

5.15.25 Polk State Respiratory Care application open through May 31

7.25.24 Polk State Respiratory Care celebrates decade of Distinguished Registered Respiratory Therapist Credentialing Success Award

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Terri Dixon graduated from Polk State's Respiratory Care program in 2014. She is now a respiratory therapist at Lakeland Regional Medical Center.

For Polk Respiratory Care Alumna, A Cough Inspired a New Career

Terri Dixon remembers the exact moment — or rather, the exact cough — that changed the course of her whole life. She was…

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