Polk State College Computer Science Programs

Located in Winter Haven, Florida, Polk State College is a public institution. The location of Polk State is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

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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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

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 $4,728 a year. That adds up to $18,912 over four years for those students.

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 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 23rd 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 Computer Science Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	TOTAL
General Computer Programming	11	11
Network & System Administration/Administrator	10	10
Web & Multimedia Design	8	8
Information Technology	0	0
TOTAL	29	29

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.