Polk State cancels $1.2 million in student debt
Polk State College announced that it is eliminating $1.2 million in student debt to alleviate financial burdens for students brought on by the COVID-19 public health emergency. Nearly 1,300 students who were enrolled between March…
Polk State College extends the deadline to pay for spring classes
Polk State College is extending the deadline to pay for spring classes to Monday, December 6, 2021. Students who have registered for the Spring 2022 Semester and had a payment deadline of December 3, will…
Graduating Polk State student motivated by her daughters to achieve not one, but two degrees
When Millicent Whitehead came to the U.S. in 2001, she received her General Educational Development (GED) high school equivalency diploma but wouldn’t revisit her academic goals for nearly 15 years. She didn’t think then that…
Polk State OTA grad awarded for paying it forward to students
Lidia Ramirez recently received an Award of Excellence from the Florida Occupational Therapy Education Consortium for service to the field, including her commitment to providing Polk State Occupational Therapy Assistant students with clinical opportunities, especially…
Polk State College will celebrate 125th commencement on December 9
Polk State College will host its 125th Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, where members of the Fall 2021 Graduating Class will walk the graduation stage amongst…
Polk State will be closed for Thanksgiving
Polk State College will be closed Wednesday, November 24, through Sunday, November 28, 2021, for Thanksgiving break. College staff will monitor emails sent to registrar@polk.edu throughout the week and students should expect responses to inquiries…
Polk State Flight Team advances to NIFA nationals for first time in College history
For the first time in Polk State College history, the Polk State Flight Team has earned a spot in the National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) nationals to be hosted at Ohio State University in May…
Florida Department of Education’s Division of Career & Adult Education Chancellor visits Polk State
Polk State College was honored to welcome Henry Mack, Chancellor of the Florida Department of Education’s Division of Career and Adult Education, to Polk County on Wednesday to tour the College’s state-of-the-art workforce training facilities…
Polk State connects high schoolers with manufacturers to learn about careers and training
Polk State College recently hosted its annual Manufacturing Day for high school students across Polk County to learn about the abundance of career opportunities in the industry as well as the pathways to achieving them…
Veteran, Polk State student: Keep pushing and persevere
For Amethyst McMaster, her service in the U.S. Army provided lessons that are now helping her in her pursuit of a bachelor’s degree at Polk State College. She concluded her service in 2020 after six…