
Polk State wins 14 Awards of Excellence from AFC Communications & Marketing Commission

Polk State College’s Office of Communications and Public Affairs received 14 Awards of Excellence from the Association of Florida Colleges Communications and Marketing Commission for 2023, including a complete sweep of the Video (More than…

Polk State Aerospace student takes home pair of prestigious scholarships

Administrators for the Polk State College Aerospace Program see a bright future for sophomore Timothy Nickel. Earlier this month, his present got a little brighter as well. During a ceremony in Tampa on Nov. 2,…

Apply now for federal emergency financial aid for Spring 2024 Semester

Emergency financial aid grants awarded through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) will be available through the Spring 2024 Semester. All students who submit completed applications will be considered for funding; however, funding is…

Tommy Holloway’s legacy lives on through thousands of Polk State Nursing students he trained

Tommy Holloway – Polk State Nursing’s “Tommy the Tutor” and “Gentle Giant” – had a longstanding commitment to the program that not only employed him, but also trained him to be the highly skilled healthcare…

NIA set to graduate biggest cohort yet

If growth is a sign of progress, the National Public Safety Innovation Academy (NIA) is doing just fine. NIA, an eight-week executive-level course for law enforcement and corrections personnel, is set to graduate its second…

Polk State closed Friday in observance of Veterans Day, Saturday classes will meet

Polk State College and its collegiate high schools will be closed on Friday, Nov. 10, in observance of Veterans Day. It is important to note that classes will meet on Saturday, Nov. 11. College staff…

Polk State Alumni Association hosts Speed Meetings for students to connect with industry leaders

The Polk State Alumni Association is ramping up activities on the College’s campuses and in the community, as the number of Polk State alumni has grown to nearly 60,000 since the College’s inception in 1964.…

Enrollment opens for Spring 2024 Semester at Polk State College

Enrollment is open at Polk State College for the Spring 2024 Semester, which will begin on Jan. 8. Currently enrolled Polk State students will register for classes in Passport. Prospective students should submit a free online application…

Polk State’s first Research Marathon gives students help they need

For three hours, help on just about every subject was available for Polk State College students. The first-ever Research Marathon was a pilot endeavor held at the Library on the Lakeland Campus on Friday, Oct.…

Canvas to undergo scheduled maintenance early Thursday

Canvas will be temporarily unavailable early Thursday morning for scheduled maintenance. The system will be down from 2:05 a.m. to 4:05 a.m. on Nov. 2, 2023, and cannot be accessed. Canvas is the College’s learning…