{"id":360767,"date":"2026-08-02T15:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T15:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/360767\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T15:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T15:34:08","slug":"polk-state-and-florida-poly-reach-accord-on-increasing-access-to-stem-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/360767\/","title":{"rendered":"Polk State and Florida Poly reach accord on increasing access to STEM curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Polk State College<\/a> and Florida Polytechnic University<\/a> have agreed to establish a new joint Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program.<\/p>\n

The presidents of both schools signed an agreement Thursday at the Florida Poly campus in\u00a0 Lakeland that will allow Polk State students to complete their Associate in Arts Degree at that campus and then transfer to one of 10 bachelor\u2019s programs at the university. Florida Poly is the only public university in the state exclusively dedicated to STEM programs.<\/p>\n

Polk State President Anastasios Kamoutsas said the accord strengthens the partnership between the two schools.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday\u2019s signing marks a truly historic moment for Polk State and the students we serve,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy guaranteeing acceptance to 10 high-demand programs at Florida Poly, we are removing barriers and providing our students a clear, confident path to their bachelor\u2019s degrees. This partnership will transform lives, strengthen families and help build a strong, more innovative Florida for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The \u201cEagle to Phoenix Pathway\u201d program for students is an offshoot of a 2019 partnership between the schools that creates the pathway for transfer students. They\u2019ll be able to assimilate into 10 bachelor\u2019s programs including aerospace engineering, civil engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, applied mathematics, computer engineering, cybersecurity, environmental engineering and physics.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis partnership demonstrates what\u2019s possible when higher education institutions unite around a shared commitment to student success,\u201d said Florida Poly President Devin Stephenson.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Eagle to Phoenix Pathway program expands access to a world-class education while strengthening the pipeline of highly skilled talent our state needs. Together, we are creating more opportunities for students to achieve their goals and make meaningful contributions to their communities and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n

The signing ceremony brought students, community supporters, industry partners and institutional leaders to celebrate the partnership announced and signed at the Florida Poly Barnett Applied Research Center on that campus. The pathway program is specifically targeting increasing demand for career-ready STEM professionals in various industries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Polk State College and Florida Polytechnic University have agreed to establish a new joint Science, Technology, Engineering and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":360768,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[18900,146952,75028,34088,146953,18364,28,30,29,3276,7154,39658,7089,554,6596,1576],"class_list":["post-360767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-anastasios-kamoutsas","tag-associate-in-arts-degree","tag-barnett-applied-research-center","tag-devin-stephenson","tag-eagle-to-phoenix-pathway","tag-engineering","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-florida-polytechnic-university","tag-lakeland","tag-mathematics","tag-polk-state-college","tag-science","tag-stem","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360767\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/360768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}