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Polk State College
Winter Haven, FL · Public · 7,180 students · mostly associate degrees
56th-cheapest of 269 Florida colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$9,427
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$13,451
Graduation rate
35%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$40,624
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$10,076
Pell grant recipients
32%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
41 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree71 grads/yr$94,269Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew · Associate's Degree21 grads/yr$83,657Clinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree100 grads/yr$79,660Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma30 grads/yr$75,539Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree54 grads/yr$69,815Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma92 grads/yr$58,912Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree47 grads/yr$55,634Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$55,070Business Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree30 grads/yr$54,431Radiologist Assistant · Associate's Degree18 grads/yr$53,932Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree199 grads/yr$52,404Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Associate's Degree27 grads/yr$48,056Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma7 grads/yr$44,127General Studies · Associate's Degree984 grads/yr$43,940Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation · Associate's Degree9 grads/yr$41,443Child Development · Associate's Degree15 grads/yr$28,739
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.