Author: Linda Shrieves

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College Prep Day Open to High School Students and Parents

Valencia College Prep Day will take place on Saturday, Feb. 9 from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Special [...]

Shugart with Startup America CEO Scott Case at GOP Jobs Panel

President Shugart Makes List of 25 Most Powerful People

Scott Maxwell, political columnist for the Orlando Sentinel, included Valencia’s president, Sandy Shugart, in his end-of-year list of Central Florida’s [...]


National Journal Spotlights Valencia for “Ideas That Are Transforming Education”

“Orlando Magic” was the headline of a feature story on Valencia in the Oct 6 print edition of the National [...]


$40K in Scholarships Will Help Mexican-American Students Realize Their Dreams

A donation from the Consulate of Mexico will help create $40,000 in scholarships for Mexican-American and international students from Mexico [...]


West Campus Wins $1.8 Million Grant to Improve Advising, Degree Completion

Valencia College’s West Campus has received a five-year grant totaling $1,884,810 to expand and improve student advising services and online [...]


Valencia to Host College Night 2012

College Night 2012 will provide an opportunity for high school and college transfer students to scope out their options for [...]


Courage to Remember Exhibit, Lecture Series Offers New Insights into the Holocaust

Valencia College will host, “The Courage to Remember,” a 42-panel visual narrative of the Holocaust, presented by the Foundation for [...]


DirectConnect at Valencia Wins National Excelencia Award

Valencia College’s DirectConnect to UCF program has been selected by Excelencia in Education, a Washington, D.C.-based organization, as America’s top [...]


Indiana University’s Outstanding Young Alum Award Goes to Valencia Campus President

Kathleen Plinske, president of the Osceola and Lake Nona campuses of Valencia College, is the 2012 recipient of the Indiana [...]


With Second Largest Enrollment of Vets, Valencia Makes List of “Military Friendly” Schools

Valencia College has made the 2013 Military Friendly Schools list, honoring the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade [...]