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Polk State College is a public institution situated in Winter Haven, Florida. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

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

How Do I Get Into Polk State?

You can apply to Polk State online at: https://passport.polk.edu/Genesis/student/applogon.jsp

Polk State College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Polk State College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Polk State, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $4,728 a year. That adds up to $18,912 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Polk State is 3.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Polk State College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 9,044 undergraduate students at Polk State, with 3,148 being full-time and 5,896 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,148 full-time undergraduates at Polk State, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	112
Black or African American	471
Hispanic or Latino	873
White	1,454
International Students	51
Other Races/Ethnicities	187

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

In 2020-2021, 7,187 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 5th most popular in Florida for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Polk State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Polk State College was 66.5%. This is the #353 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Polk State regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.