Program Payoff

Polk State College

Winter Haven, Florida. 35 certificate and associate programs, public. 35 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Florida.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $9,750 $53,001 (53) $84,190
Registered Nurses
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree $13,000 $48,198 (25) $43,680
Medical Assistants
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree $10,750 $41,007 (43) $76,750
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $6,599 $24,035 (171) $62,670
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Air Transportation Associate's degree $8,750 not published $47,320
Flight Attendants
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree $8,924 not published $101,580
General and Operations Managers
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Associate's degree not published $35,860
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $79,250
Accountants and Auditors
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree not published $79,250
Accountants and Auditors
Air Transportation Undergraduate certificate not published $47,320
Flight Attendants
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $76,750
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $101,580
General and Operations Managers
Communications Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $67,450
Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $130,980
Software Developers
Computer Programming Associate's degree not published $130,980
Software Developers
Computer Software and Media Applications Associate's degree not published $130,980
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate not published $130,980
Software Developers
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Undergraduate certificate not published $98,070
Project Management Specialists
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Associate's degree not published $98,070
Project Management Specialists
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate not published $35,900
Security Guards
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree not published $35,900
Security Guards
Education, Other Undergraduate certificate not published $51,730
Teachers and Instructors, All Other
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Associate's degree not published $75,790
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $73,190
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General Undergraduate certificate not published $73,190
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General Associate's degree not published $73,190
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $101,580
General and Operations Managers
Fire Protection Associate's degree not published $108,890
Managers, All Other
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate not published $41,730
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree not published $41,730
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $35,860
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $50,640
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Undergraduate certificate not published $108,890
Managers, All Other
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $48,260
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Visual and Performing Arts, General Undergraduate certificate not published $61,660
Graphic Designers

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.