佛罗里达州27.6万美元补助波尔克州立学院农业科技：购置无人机扩双学分课程
佛罗里达州州长 Ron DeSantis 11月4日到访波尔克州立学院（Polk State College）位于 Lake Wales 的 JD Alexander 中心，宣布向该校发放276,069美元的劳动力资本化补助（Workforce Capitalization Grant），资金由佛罗里达州教育部拨出。Lake Wales 位于 Polk 县东南部，农业是当地经济与社区认同的重要部分。
这笔资金将用于购置多套无人机系统，供该校 AgriPolk 农业项目教学使用，并为高中生扩大双学分（dual enrollment）机会，让学生获得农业技术的实操经验与无人机相关认证。AgriPolk 于2025年10月启动，把副学士课程与佛罗里达大学食品与农业科学研究所（UF/IFAS）的合作培训结合起来，为学生打通升入佛罗里达大学农业项目的通道。
学院同时在开发精准农业技术副学士（AS）学位项目，拟于11月30日提交学院董事会批准。州教育专员 Dr. Henry Mack 出席了当天的宣布活动；学院院长 Anastasios Kamoutsas 表示，补助将帮助学院对接社区劳动力需求。当天还揭幕了佛罗里达州交通厅新设的中心导向标识。
DeSantis 表示，佛罗里达州在劳动力教育上居全美前列，这项合作将让学生获得紧缺的技术技能，支撑农业创新与州经济发展。
（来源：波尔克州立学院）
Florida Awards $276,069 to Polk State College for Agricultural Technology: Drone Purchases Expand Dual Enrollment Through AgriPolk
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis visited Polk State College's JD Alexander Center in Lake Wales on November 4 to announce a $276,069 Workforce Capitalization Grant from the Florida Department of Education. Lake Wales is in southeastern Polk County, where agriculture remains an important part of the community's identity and economy.
The funding will support the acquisition of several unmanned aircraft systems for the college's AgriPolk initiative and expand dual enrollment opportunities for high school students to gain hands-on experience in agricultural technology, including drone operation and related certifications. Launched in October 2025, AgriPolk combines Associate in Arts coursework with agricultural training through a partnership with the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), providing a pathway into the university's agricultural programs.
Polk State is also developing an Associate in Science degree in Precision Agriculture Technology, which will go before the college's District Board of Trustees for approval on November 30. Florida Commissioner of Education Dr. Henry Mack attended the announcement, and college President Anastasios Kamoutsas said the partnership addresses community workforce needs. New Florida Department of Transportation wayfinding signage for the center was also unveiled at the event.
DeSantis said Florida leads the nation in workforce education and that the partnership will expand opportunities for students to gain technical skills while supporting agricultural innovation and the state economy.
(Source: Polk State College)
来源：波尔克州立学院
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图片来源：农业无人机在田间作业（资料图）。CC BY-SA 4.0，Shreesha Sharma 摄，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / An agricultural drone spraying a field (file photo). CC BY-SA 4.0, by Shreesha Sharma, via Wikimedia Commons.
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