Charter High Schools

Polk State College operates three charter high schools. Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School at the Lakeland Campus and Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School at the Winter Haven Campus serve the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades. Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College Collegiate High School on the Lakeland Campus serves 11th and 12th.

Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School and Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School will welcome their first 10th-grade classes for the 2024-2025 Academic Year. Applications will open soon and be accepted through March 1.

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Polk State Lakeland Collegiate High School Info Sessions

Tuesday, November 28 | 6:30 p.m.
Polk State Lakeland Campus | 3425 Winter Lake Road | LTB 1100

Thursday, January 25 | 6:30 p.m.
Polk State Lakeland Campus | 3425 Winter Lake Road | LTB 1100

Monday, February 12 | 6:30 p.m.
Polk State Lakeland Campus | 3425 Winter Lake Road | LTB 1100

Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School Info Sessions

Wednesday, December 6 | 6:30 p.m.
Polk State Winter Haven Campus | 999 Ave. H N.E. | WST 126

Thursday, January 18 | 6:30 p.m.
Polk State Winter Haven Campus | 999 Ave. H N.E. | WST 126

Tuesday, January 23 | 6:30 p.m.
Polk State Winter Haven Campus | 999 Ave. H N.E. | WST 126

Thursday, February 8 | 6:30 p.m.
Polk State Winter Haven Campus | 999 Ave. H N.E. | WST 126

Tuesday, February 13 | 6:30 p.m.
Polk State Winter Haven Campus | 999 Ave. H N.E. | WST 126

The purpose of these two collegiate high schools is to provide academic and technical education for serious high school juniors and seniors who desire to undertake college-level study. Students are offered a program of high school and college courses to meet the requirements for a standard Florida high school diploma with the opportunity to college courses at Polk State College at no cost to them.

The newest of the three charter schools, Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College Collegiate High School, helps students who have disengaged from traditional high school settings get back on academic track, enabling them to complete their high school diplomas and also earn college credit.

In addition to the AS, AAS, or AA degree programs, courses that lead to industry certification specific to criminal justice, computer programming and infrastructure, and allied health are also available to students.