Lakeland, Florida

==Education==
The 28 elementary schools, seven middle schools, six traditional high schools, and three magnet-choice high schools in the Lakeland area are run by the [[Polk County School Board]].

===Traditional public high schools===
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* [[Mulberry Senior High School]]
* [[George W. Jenkins High School]]
* [[Kathleen High School (Lakeland, Florida)|Kathleen High School]]
* [[Lake Gibson High School]]
* [[Lakeland Senior High School (Lakeland, Florida)|Lakeland Senior High School]]
* [[Tenoroc High School]]
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===Magnet high schools===
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* Central Florida Aerospace Academy
* [[Lois Cowles Harrison Center for the Visual and Performing Arts]]
* [[Collegiate High School (Lakeland, Florida)|Polk State College Lakeland Collegiate High School]]
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===Traditional public middle schools===
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* Kathleen Middle School
* Lake Gibson Middle School
* Crystal Lake Middle school
* Sleepy Hill Middle School
* Lakeland Highlands Middle School
* Southwest Middle School
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===Magnet middle schools===
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*Lawton Chiles Middle School
*[[Rochelle School of the Arts]] (elementary and middle)
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===Charter schools===
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*[[McKeel Academy of Technology]]
* Lakeland Montessori Schoolhouse
* Lakeland Montessori Middle School
* Lakeland Collegiate High school
* Magnolia Montessori Academy
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===Private schools===
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*Calvary Baptist Church Academy
*Geneva Classical Academy
*Heritage Christian Academy
*Lakeland Christian Preparatory School
*[[Collegiate High School (Lakeland, Florida)|Lakeland Christian School]]
*Parkway Christian Academy
*Resurrection Catholic School
*[[Santa Fe Catholic High School]]
*Sonrise Christian School
*St Anthony
*St Joseph
*St Lukes
*St Paul Lutheran School 
*Victory Christian Academy
*Excel Christian Academy
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===Colleges and universities===
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*[[Florida Polytechnic University]]
*[[Florida Southern College]]
*[[Florida Technical College]]
*[[Keiser University]] 
*[[Webster University]]
*[[Polk State College]]
*[[Southeastern University (Florida)|Southeastern University]]
*[[Whitefield Theological Seminary]]
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[[File:Florida Polytechnic University (25811685378).jpg|thumb|249x249px|The IST building of Florida Polytechnic University]]

A number of opportunities exist for higher education around the Lakeland area. [[Southeastern University (Florida)|Southeastern University]] is the largest university in the area, with undergraduate enrollment around 6200.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/southeastern-university-1521|title=Southeastern University - Profile, Rankings and Data|website=US News Best Colleges|access-date=May 16, 2019}}</ref> Southeastern is affiliated with the [[Assemblies of God]]. [[Florida Southern College]], established in 1883 and with a current undergraduate enrollment of just over 2600,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/florida-southern-college-1488|title=Florida Southern College - Profile, Rankings, and Data|website=US News Best Colleges|access-date=May 16, 2019}}</ref> is on [[Lake Hollingsworth]]. Florida Southern is the home of the world's largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture. In July 2008, the University of South Florida's Lakeland campus was granted partial autonomy by Governor [[Charlie Crist]] and became Florida Polytechnic University. Florida Polytechnic (FLPoly) is just inside the Lakeland's northeast border at the intersection of I-4 and Polk Parkway. They also have some administrative offices on the campus of [[Polk State College]] on Winter Lake Road. FLPoly is focused on STEM degree programs, such as engineering and computer science.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://floridapolytechnic.org/about/|title=About Florida Polytechnic University|newspaper=Florida Polytechnic University|language=en-US|access-date=January 30, 2017}}</ref> Both [[Everest University]] and [[Keiser University]], two multisite, accredited universities, have locations in Lakeland. Traviss Career Center is a [[vocational school]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.traviss.edu/ |title=Traviss Career Center &#124; Lakeland, Florida |publisher=Traviss.edu |access-date=November 1, 2012}}</ref> [[Webster University]] offers on-site, regionally accredited graduate degree programs in business and counseling at their Lakeland Metropolitan Campus<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webster.edu/lakeland|title=Lakeland|work=webster.edu|access-date=December 10, 2014}}</ref>