Inside Academics at Polk State College

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Polk State College: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty Resources

The student-to-faculty ratio at Polk State College is 20 to 1, higher than the national average of 15 to 1, so some classes may be larger than at other schools. At Polk State College, 38% of instructors are full time, close to the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition page.

Most Popular Majors

Students at Polk State College can choose from 22 majors with reported graduates spanning 11 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Polk State College are shown below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Polk State College.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors page.

More to Consider

As you weigh academic life at Polk State College, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Polk State College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 8,105 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students. Explore graduation rates.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Polk State College.

Dig Deeper into Academics at Polk State College

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

• Academic Majors at Polk State College — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Polk State College — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation & Retention at Polk State College — how well the school retains and graduates students
• Distance Learning at Polk State College — distance-learning enrollment detail
• Accreditation Detail at Polk State College — accreditation status and accrediting bodies