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The Ocean (and a NOAA Internship) Is Calling This Valencia Grad

Growing up in Puerto Rico, Nadia Vidal zeroed in on her life’s goal quickly. Surrounded by seas and beaches, she [...]


Valencia, UCF Surprise Two Displaced Students from Puerto Rico with Scholarships

Two Puerto Rican high school students who came to Orlando to escape the destruction from Hurricane Maria were surprised yesterday with scholarships [...]


Valencia Joins UCF in Downtown Campus Groundbreaking

ORLANDO, May 11, 2017 – Children from the Parramore community helped Central Florida leaders sink shovels into the dirt Thursday [...]


Sweet Success, or How I Earned a College Degree While in High School

Hala Saedi is 17 years old and graduating from East River High School in Orange County this spring. But she’s [...]


Orlando Sentinel Spotlights Growth of Culinary, Hospitality Programs

Valencia College’s culinary and hospitality programs are cooking! Enrollment in the college’s two-year programs has grown dramatically in the past [...]


Get Help Applying for Scholarships at Valencia College’s Osceola Campus

Kissimmee, FL – Valencia College’s Osceola Campus will hold a scholarship workshop on Thurs., Jan. 28, for high-school seniors in [...]


Valencia College y UCF se Unen a TheDream.Us Para Abrirle Puertas a los DREAMers

Orlando, FL – Gracias a un reciente acuerdo sobre fondos privados con TheDream.Us, Valencia College y UCF ofrecerán becas a [...]


Valencia College Featured on NPR’s Radio Program, ‘The Takeaway’

What makes Valencia so special? And how does the college manage to outperform many of its peers? That’s the question [...]


Turning Challenges Into Triumphs: One Graduate’s Story

Hampton Hovey marked a happy occasion last week – one that some doubters thought would never come. He graduated from [...]


Shugart Named One of the Nation’s Most Innovative College Presidents

Washington Monthly magazine has named Valencia College’s president, Dr. Sandy Shugart, one of the nation’s most innovative college presidents. Others [...]