
For graduating BSN student, Polk State Nursing runs in the family

Mother, daughter, and son – all graduates of Polk State College, and all gainfully employed nurses saving lives, one patient at time. Mom, Patricia Decker, a 2005 graduate of the Associate in Science in Nursing…

Polk State student never gave up on education, reaches graduation with Complete Florida Scholarship

Mercedes Marshall’s nearly 10-year higher education journey marked with working full time and raising her family as a single mother will culminate this month with the achievement of her Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice…

Enroll now for Spring 2021 Semester at Polk State

Enrollment is open at Polk State College for the Spring 2021 Semester, which will start on January 6. Currently enrolled students may register for classes through their Passport accounts. Dual enrollment students should work with…

Polk State President receives 2020 ATHENA Leadership Award from Lakeland Chamber

Polk State College President Angela Garcia Falconetti recently received the 2020 ATHENA Leadership Award from the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce. The award honors women who strive toward the highest levels of personal and professional accomplishments,…

Polk State will be closed for Thanksgiving, students can still enroll and receive assistance by email

Polk State College will be closed Wednesday, November 25, through Sunday, November 29, 2020 for Thanksgiving break, but students can still receive assistance with admission and registration for the Spring 2021 Semester by emailing registrar@polk.edu.…

Three Polk State Distinguished Alumni featured in Smithsonian’s Voices and Votes exhibit traveling the nation

When Myrtice Young received the call from the Smithsonian Institute confirming the Polk County History Center as a host site for the latest traveling exhibit titled Voices and Votes: Democracy in America, she immediately began…

Polk State Aerospace graduate goes from jumping out of planes to flying them — for Amazon

The extent of John Margaritondo’s experience in aviation when he enrolled in Polk State College’s Aerospace Program in 2016 was jumping out of planes as a machine gunner in the Marine Corps. Now he is…

Online tutoring to be provided exclusively by Polk State tutors

Polk State College’s remote online tutoring will be provided exclusively by Polk State tutors starting in January through TLCC Online, a platform students have access to on Canvas. Smartthinking, the College’s previous service, is being…

Polk State Theatre presents Love Letters and free tickets for rest of the season

Polk State Theatre’s production of “Love Letters” will open November 12 and debut a new offer – free tickets for theatregoers through the rest of the 2020-2021 season. “Love Letters” written by A.R. Gurney and…

Polk State to remain in Phase II at start of Spring 2021 Semester

As Polk State nears the end of the fall semester, there have been many questions about when the College will transition to Phase III of Be the Solution: Polk State College’s Return to Campus Plan.…