Academic Issues



Valencia’s Experiment with Big Data Featured in NPR Report

Valencia College is on the cutting edge of a new experiment in higher education — using “big data” or predictive [...]


Valencia Finds Innovative Ways to Cut Textbook Costs; Down 38% in 5 Years

Over the past decade, as the cost of college textbooks skyrocketed more than 80 percent, a growing number of students [...]


Valencia College Dance Program to Showcase Student Choreography

Orlando, FL – The Valencia College dance department will present its annual Choreographers’ Showcase on Nov. 18 and 19 at [...]


Inspired by NASA Experience, Valencia Student Zeroes in on Aerospace Engineering Major

When Jontavius Jacobs graduated from Harmony High School in Osceola County, he knew he wanted to become an engineer – [...]


Valencia College Inducted into the Prestigious League for Innovation

ORLANDO –  Valencia College officials are pleased to announce that the college has been awarded a seat on the board [...]


Best-selling Author, Witness to Iran’s Revolution to Speak at Valencia

ORLANDO – Do books matter today? Come explore that idea with best-selling author Azar Nafisi when she speaks at Valencia [...]


Valencia’s Fine Arts Faculty to Exhibit Their Artwork at East Campus Gallery

Orlando, FL – The Anita S. Wooten Gallery at Valencia College will host the 2016 Selected Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition, [...]


Valencia Ranks 4th in Nation for Number of Associate Degrees

Orlando, FL – Valencia College ranks fourth in the nation for the number of associate degrees awarded to students, according [...]


New Building to House Film, Sound & Music Programs on East Campus

Valencia College’s East Campus — known as the college’s arts campus — is expanding again, with the construction of a [...]


After facing his obstacles, Valencia grad leaves for Columbia University

Archie Brechin dreams of becoming a college professor. It is, he says with a chuckle, the family business. His mother [...]