
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.…

Cindy Baker appointed as Polk State Foundation’s interim Executive Director

Polk State College and the Polk State College Foundation are proud to announce the appointment of Cindy Baker as interim Executive Director for the Polk State College Foundation. Baker will serve in this role in…

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 celebrates fall 2020 graduating class

Polk State College is celebrating more than 1,300 graduating students this semester with a variety of opportunities for graduates to participate in, including drive-thru diploma cover pickups, a virtual graduation celebration, and the creation of…

Polk State will reopen Friday after Eta

Tropical Storm Eta passed through Polk County on Thursday with minimal impact to Polk State College’s facilities. The College will resume operations on Friday, November 13.

Polk State remembers UJ Johnson as dedicated educator and guidance counselor

Polk State College mourns the loss of Ulysses J. “UJ” Johnson III who is remembered as a dedicated educator, guidance counselor, and director of counseling services. Johnson passed away at his home in Winter Haven…

Polk State closed Thursday due to Eta

Polk State College and its collegiate high schools will be closed Thursday, November 12, due to Tropical Storm Eta. Classes will take place Wednesday evening. Students should check their courses in Canvas and their my.polk.edu…

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…