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Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States, located approximately midway between Tampa and Orlando along Interstate 4. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 78,452 and is the largest city in Polk County. According to the 2004 U.S. Census Bureau's Estimates, the city had a population of 88,357. As of 2006, the population is 100,000.

PCC Collegiate High School - Polk Community College's Lakeland Campus hosts the PCC Collegiate High School Program where students can earn their Associates of Arts (AA) degree while completing their normal high school requirements.

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Florida Southern College - Founded in 1885, Florida Southern College has a strong liberal arts core, as well as notable pre-professional programs (including business, communications, pre-medical, pre-law, nursing, education, sciences, as well as others). The college is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and welcomes students from all faith backgrounds and cultures.

Polk Community College - Over 24,000 degrees have been awarded by Polk Community College since it's opening in 1964 and an even larger number of people have taken college courses for transfer or to obtain job entry skills. The main campus is located in the neighboring town of Winter Haven. In 1978, the College acquired a 130-acre citrus grove, adjacent to Traviss Technical Center, as the site of a second campus that would serve the population in the Lakeland and Bartow area.

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