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Polk Community College Becomes Polk State College
Published: Monday, May 18, 2009
PCC is changing name and has a new PSC logo
Polk Community College is changing its name to Polk State College and a new PSC logo has been approved. The new name reflects the addition of baccalaureate offerings at the college. The change will take effect on July 1 - the beginning of the new fiscal year. Right now, the College is going through a soft name change and the public will soon see the new name and logo.
"Our new name shows we've added opportunities," PCC President Eileen Holden said. She emphasized that the college's primary mission to provide two-year, employment-focused degrees will remain the same.
This new chapter at PCC began last June when the State Legislature passed a bill establishing the State College Pilot Project for nine community colleges, including PCC.
PCC's proposed bachelor of applied science supervision and management program has three areas of concentration:
- Business administration, which will prepare students for jobs such as chief executive, business operations specialist and marketing or sales manager.
- Public administration, which will prepare students for leadership positions in the public sector such as government and not-for-profit agencies.
- Public safety management, which will prepare firefighters, EMS (Emergency Medical Services) workers and law enforcement workers for leadership positions.
Program classes will begin in January 2010. For more information on the bachelor of applied science programs, email: bachelor@polk.edu or go to www.polk.edu/bachelor
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