
Enroll for 12-week, 8-week classes

Enrollment continues to take place for the Fall 2020 Semester at Polk State College. Students can register for the 12-week session, which will begin on September 14, and the eight-week Fastrack 2 session, which will…

Polk State Masters of Machining: “Metalhead” makes part for NASA

Changing a car tire was the extent of Madison Gibbons’ technical skills when she enrolled in Polk State Corporate College’s Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machining Program. But after four short months of training, she is…

Polk State Criminal Justice grad with diverse experience finds success as investigator

John Traas comes from a family of law enforcement professionals, but it was through his own education, internships, and career that he learned the large diversity of opportunities that exist in the criminal justice field.…

Polk State provides free manufacturing training in English and Spanish

Polk State Corporate College offers free training for those who are unemployed or underemployed and seeking valuable certifications that will land them rewarding jobs in the manufacturing field. The College is currently enrolling for free…

Polk State Masters of Machining: CNC grad changes career and life

It may just be a coincidence that machinist Bill Watson, an alumnus of Polk State Corporate College’s Computer Numeric Control (CNC) Machining Program, is a lifelong fan of heavy metal band Metallica. But it is…

What’s available on campus and remotely?

Polk State College entered Phase II of its Return to Campus Plan on August 17 with some functions returning to the Winter Haven and Lakeland campuses and most operations continuing to take place remotely. The Winter Haven…

Enroll now for 12-week, 8-week classes

Enrollment continues to take place for the Fall 2020 Semester at Polk State College. Students can register for the 12-week session, which will begin on September 14, and the eight-week Fastrack 2 session, which will…

Polk State welcomes students to Fall 2020 Semester and Phase II of Return to Campus

Polk State College welcomed a limited number of students and employees back to its campuses on Monday, August 17, for the Fall 2020 Semester and Phase II of its Return to Campus Plan. While most…

Polk State First Flight Freshmen Welcome goes virtual with upbeat, informative kick off to the academic year

Polk State’s incoming freshmen received a virtual welcome to the College that did not lack the energy or information of traditional First Flight Freshmen Welcome events held as part of the First Year Experience (FYE)…

Metallica’s All Within My Hands awards Polk State College $100,000 workforce training grant

Polk State College is proud to be one of 15 schools across the nation to receive a $100,000 grant from All Within My Hands as part of the Metallica Scholars Initiative. All Within My Hands…