Archive for the ‘Economic Development’ Category
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Graduate Earns Bachelor’s Degree to Improve Her Job Prospects
Monday, April 22, 2013
When Zenia Rivera graduated from a private Orlando college with an associate degree in nuclear medicine technology in 2008, she figured…
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Valencia Commencement Will Honor First Bachelor’s Degree Graduates
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Kissimmee, FL – On Saturday, May 4, about 1,200 Valencia students will receive their associate degrees as Valencia College celebrates its…
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Study Finds Florida College System Contributes $26.6 Billion to State’s Economy Each Year
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Tallahassee, Fla. – Florida’s 28 public colleges, known as the Florida College System (FCS), pump an additional $26.6 billion per year…
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Valencia Uses Simulators To Train Cardiovascular Tech Students
Friday, March 15, 2013
How do you teach students to insert stents and balloons into arteries, so they’re ready to work on real patients when…
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Valencia College Partners With EDC to Lure Verizon to Central Florida
Thursday, February 14, 2013
When Gov. Rick Scott and local officials held a press conference on Feb. 13 to announce that Verizon Communications will establish…
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Valencia, OUC partner to help employees earn degrees
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
S0metimes the path to a college degree isn’t always a straight road. For Rich McCoy, the route to his Valencia degree…
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Valencia Opens Two New Buildings
Friday, January 4, 2013
When classes resume on Jan. 7, Valencia College will be opening one new classroom building and putting the finishing touches on…
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Orlando Artist Donates Portrait of Slain Deputy to CJI
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Two years after Orange County Deputy Sheriff Brandon Coates was shot and killed on duty, a new portrait of the…
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They’re All Heart: Behind the Scenes at Valencia’s Cardiovascular Technology Program
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Inside the cardiac catheterization classroom at Valencia College, Professor Polly Keller spends her days trying to stump her students. The students,…
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Valencia College Receives Grant to Train Workers for High-Skill Jobs
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded Valencia College and a consortium of Florida community colleges $15 million to develop training…
