
Miracle Toyota establishes endowed scholarship at Polk State College in honor of Black History Month

Miracle Toyota has established an endowed scholarship fund to provide support for Black students at Polk State College. The Haines City dealership and Polk County’s largest-serving higher education institution are announcing this partnership in honor…

Polk State students and faculty to be surveyed on college experience

What constitutes quality in the community college experience? Research shows that for many groups of students, the more actively engaged they are the more likely they are to learn, to persist with their studies, and…

Polk State Foundation scholarship application open for one more week until February 28

The Polk State College Foundation’s application for scholarships for the 2022-2023 Academic Year is open through 5 p.m. February 28. Students can visit polk.academicworks.com for more information and to complete the application. It is important to note…

Polk State Occupational Therapy Assistant alum returns for doctoral work

Jasmine Thomas enjoyed and valued her experience in Polk State College’s Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Program so much that it was a no-brainer to return to work alongside faculty, staff, and students as she completes…

Become a machinist for free in eight weeks as a Polk State Metallica Scholar

Polk State College is proud to offer students valuable computer numeric control (CNC) machining training at no cost to them thanks to its partnership with Metallica’s All Within My Hands Foundation and the American Association…

Black History Month celebrations are underway at Polk State

Polk State College is hosting a variety of virtual events in honor of Black History Month. The series of events kicked off in January with the College’s 18th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Virtual…

Enroll at Polk State: 8-week classes start March 7

Enrollment continues to take place at Polk State for eight-week classes that will begin on March 7. Currently enrolled students can register for classes in Passport. Prospective students must submit a free online application to Polk State. Assistance…

Nearly 600 Polk State classes participating in First Day Access Textbook Savings Program

Polk State College has partnered with Barnes and Noble as well as numerous textbook publishers to offer the First Day Access Textbook Savings Program, a program that provides students with reduced-price course materials on the…

Polk State celebrates Career & Technical Education Month

Students and faculty at Polk State College are joining peers and colleagues across the nation during the month of February to celebrate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month. CTE Month is recognized to celebrate and…

Application for Polk State Foundation scholarships open through February

The Polk State College Foundation’s application for scholarships for the 2022-2023 Academic Year is open through 5 p.m. February 28. Students can visit polk.academicworks.com for more information and to complete the application. It is important to…