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Located in Winter Haven, Florida, Polk State College is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

3,556 Full-Time Undergraduates

$2,483 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Polk State College?

Contact details for Polk State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	999 Avenue H Ne, Winter Haven, FL 33881-4299
Phone:	863-297-1000
Website:	www.polk.edu

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Can I Afford Polk State?

$2,483 In-State Tuition

7% Take Out Loans

In a recent term, part-time Polk State students paid $112 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $409 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$2,483	$9,933
Fees	$883	$2,338
Books and Supplies	$2,000	$2,000

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Polk State, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $2,999 a year. That adds up to $11,996 over four years for those students.

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Polk State College Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,556 Full-Time Undergraduates

65% Women

49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 9,961 undergraduate students at Polk State, with 3,556 being full-time and 6,405 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,556 full-time undergraduates at Polk State, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Polk State College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	107
Black or African American	537
Hispanic or Latino	940
White	1,738
International Students	49
Other Races/Ethnicities	185

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at Polk State College. At this time, 9 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 23 countries are represented at Polk State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Jamaica, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Polk State College

3,334 Took All Classes Online

6,197 Took At Least One Class Online

In 2022-2023, 6,197 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Polk State has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 14th most popular in Florida for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Polk State College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Physical Therapy Assistant	0	33	0	0	33
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	0	0	0	28	28
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	15	7	3	0	25
Engineering Technology	15	9	0	0	24
Radiologic Technology	0	24	0	0	24
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	0	22	0	0	22
Occupational Therapist Assistant	0	20	0	0	20
Respiratory Care Therapy	0	12	0	0	12
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	0	11	0	0	11
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	0	8	0	0	8
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	0	0	8	0	8
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations	0	7	0	0	7
Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician	0	2	0	0	2
General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation/Installer	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Automation Engineer Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Manufacturing Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	0	0	0	0	0
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	30	155	11	28	224

Polk State College Trades

In a recent academic period, Polk State College awarded 531 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Air Transportation	0	0	29	28
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	0	53	0
Allied Health Professions	15	3	62	0
General Engineering Technology	15	0	9	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	8	0	0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	0	0	2	0
Total	75	22	350	84

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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