Polk State College announces phased return to campus
Polk State College has prepared a three-phased Return to Campus plan that supports the return of administrators and select personnel to the College’s campuses and centers beginning on Monday, July 20, 2020. Students should note…
Polk State encourages hurricane season preparations
The 2020 hurricane season begins June 1, and Polk State College officials encourage students, faculty, and staff to be prepared. The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a higher-than-average storm…
Summer 2020 classes start online, enrollment continues for six-week session and fall
Summer 2020 classes at Polk State College begin today, May 6, fully online as the College continues to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Enrollment continues to take place for the second six-week summer…
CARES Act emergency financial aid grants available for students
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund provides financial support to higher education institutions for the purpose of covering expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due…
Textbook rental return deadline extended to June 25
Students who rented textbooks for the spring semester now have until June 25 to return their books. Since all Polk State locations are closed to the public, Polk State’s bookstores are offering free return-by-mail for…
Guide to online tutoring at Polk State
Polk State students have the advantage of online tutoring and support even though campuses and centers remain closed. “When courses went fully online due to COVID-19, we wanted to make sure that students wouldn’t miss…
Polk State College gets creative to celebrate spring 2020 graduating class
Polk State College is celebrating more than a thousand graduating students this Spring 2020 Semester and is getting creative to publicly recognize their milestone accomplishments. Due to the need to cancel the May 7 commencement…
Guide to accessing books and course materials in the online environment
The Polk State College Bookstores may be closed to students on campus, but they are open online for course material selection and delivery. Students can begin buying books for summer classes on April 27, 2020. A…
Guide to online learning at Polk State
While Polk State already offered many online classes, the coronavirus pandemic caused the College to shift all classes to a remote learning environment for the foreseeable future. Some of Polk State’s courses include a combination…
Polk State Radiography “is still here and still strong,” preparing students for the frontline
Polk State College’s Health Sciences programs maintain longstanding reputations of excellence and have trained many of Polk County’s healthcare professionals. This may be more critical than ever during the COVID-19 public health emergency, with Polk…