First-generation-in-college student achieves family’s dream with Polk State degree
Graduating Polk State College student Anna Martinez will finish 2020 with a newborn baby and an Associate in Science in Business Administration as the first in her family of 10 to achieve a college degree.…
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 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 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.…
Polk State saves students more than $1 million in textbook costs
Polk State College’s faculty and staff have exceeded their goal of saving students $1 million in textbook costs by 2021 through the Open Educational Resources initiative, reaching savings of nearly $1,118,000 benefiting 13,445 students since…
Polk State bookstores to offer in-person services
Beginning November 30, Polk State College’s bookstores will offer in-person services for a limited number of dates in December 2020 and January 2021. The College’s bookstores, located on the Lakeland and Winter Haven campuses, will…