Members of class of 2020 finally walk in graduation ceremony 1 year later Ken Suarez reports LAKELAND, Fla. - Hundreds of Polk State College students finally got their diplomas at a graduation ceremony at the R.P. Funding Center in Lakeland on Thursday. Last year, Polk State canceled its graduations because of the pandemic. So this year, members of the class of 2021 were joined by members of the class of 2020 who didn’t have the chance to walk back then. Joshua Jackson, who just received his associate’s degree, said it was frustrating having to wait but said it was worth it.