
Polk State College and Polk County Public Schools launch program to create teacher pipeline

Polk State College and Polk County Public Schools announced a new program Monday that will address the statewide teacher shortage by creating a pathway from high school to college to employment for aspiring educators. President…

Supervisor in country’s busiest ER: Polk State Nursing is top notch


Faculty fellows develop class projects that will give students understanding of curriculum and community

Polk State College students will observe how people interact with art in public spaces; they will explore changes in societal myths; and they will understand their impact on global issues such as pollution thanks to…

Best Value Schools ranks Polk State Aerospace No. 2 in the country

Best Value Schools recently ranked Polk State College’s Aerospace Program second in the country for the affordability of its online degree offerings. At Polk State, students have the ability to achieve a Bachelor of Science…

Phi Theta Kappa Beta Upsilon Upsilon gets regional chapters thinking about technology, transformation, and more

Polk State College’s Phi Theta Kappa Beta Upsilon Upsilon recently hosted the 2018 Regional Honors Institute on the Lakeland Campus, where nearly 70 members and advisors from 15 chapters of the international honor society shared…

Thrill of critical thinking led Polk State alum to EMS career

Allison Skinner lives for the thrill of responding quickly and critically to the needs of her patients as a paramedic with Manatee County Emergency Medical Services. And after only four years on the job, Skinner…

Textbooks now available for dual-enrolled homeschoolers

Dual-enrolled homeschoolers are now eligible to receive the required textbooks for their Polk State College courses at no cost to them thanks to changes in Florida Statutes. Eligible students should follow the process outlined below…

Polk State graduate enrolls at top video game design institute

At Polk State College, students have the opportunity to receive a world-class education in The Arts that prepares them for careers in which they utilize their talents or the pursuit of higher degrees at top…

Polk State Start Right supply giveaway to prepare K-12, college students for the school year

The Polk State College Foundation and Polk State JD Alexander Center will host the second annual Start Right Campaign event Saturday, July 28, at 9 a.m. in Lake Wales at 152 E. Central Ave., where…

Injured football player finds new path helping other athletes

Marc Saint Fort dreamed of being a football star, and he was well on his way when he played wide receiver and defensive back at the University of Southern Mississippi. He attended the college on…