
Manufacturing Day: Polk State and local manufacturers lead national effort locally

Polk State College, partnered with local manufacturers and high schools, will provide nearly 400 students with the opportunity to participate in Manufacturing Day with tours of leading manufacturers in Polk County. The national effort aims…

Polk State College Day at Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College to provide enriching experience

Students from Polk State and Florida Southern colleges will engage in a daylong series of art education at the Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College with this year’s theme, Across the Atlantic: American…

Polk State Corporate College achieves international certification recognizing quality and efficiency

Polk State Corporate College recently achieved international ISO 9001 certification that recognizes the quality of its programming and efficiency in providing services to its customers, including students and employers who partner with the College for…

Polk State’s 2019 FallFest to continue fun, free tradition Oct. 19

Thousands will trek to Polk State College on October 19 for this year’s FallFest, continuing a community tradition that is more than 30 years strong. The Winter Haven Campus will transform into the highly anticipated…

Polk State to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month with U.S. Congressman Soto

Polk State College is kicking off its annual celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month in September with U.S. Congressman Darren Soto. The Hispanic Heritage Kick-off event will take place noon Monday, September 16, in the Polk…

Classes start Monday and enrollment is up at Polk State College

Polk State College will welcome students back to its campuses and centers across Polk County on Monday, August 19, and faculty and staff are looking forward to a successful 2019-2020 academic year. Enrollment is up…

Hispanic students and families get warm welcome from Polk State

Hispanic students, faculty, and staff came together at the Polk State College Winter Haven Campus to welcome incoming students and their families through the Parents Advocating for Student Success (PASS) program specifically designed to familiarize…

Seungdo Hyun’s Immolation on display at Polk State reflects on history and dance

Visitors to the Polk State Winter Haven Fine Arts Lobby are greeted by 10 colorful oil paintings exuding the personalities of ballerinas and the characters they played in the Ballet Conservatory Dance Centre’s production of…

Polk State and Florida Poly sign historic agreement creating seamless path for students

A historic agreement signed Tuesday will allow students to seamlessly transfer from Polk State College to Florida Polytechnic University – a partnership that fosters the growth of a skilled workforce to support and drive economic…

Historic agreement to provide seamless path from Polk State to Florida Poly

Polk State College President Angela Garcia Falconetti and Florida Polytechnic University President Randy Avent will sign an articulation agreement establishing the first seamless pathway for students from Polk County’s state college to the leading institution…