Author: Linda Shrieves

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Bank of America Awards $300K to Valencia College to Retrain Residents Impacted by Pandemic

Valencia College has been awarded $300,000 by Bank of America to train a growing number of Orlando residents who are [...]


Governor Awards $3.7M to Valencia to Train Robotics Technicians

Yesterday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that $3.7 million has been awarded through the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund to Valencia [...]


Valencia College Selects Dr. Kathleen Plinske as Its 5th President

In a special meeting held today, Valencia College trustees selected Dr. Kathleen Plinske to become the college’s fifth president. Plinske [...]


Valencia College Selects Four Finalists for President

At a special meeting held today, Valencia College trustees voted to confirm four finalists selected by the college’s Presidential Search [...]


Valencia College Selects 7 Candidates to Move Forward in Presidential Search Process

Today, the Valencia College Presidential Search Committee recommended an unranked slate of semi-finalist candidates for president to the college’s District [...]


Valencia College Trustees to Meet Sept. 9 to Discuss Search for Next President

Following the announcement of the retirement of Valencia College president Sandy Shugart in June 2021, the college’s board of trustees [...]


Valencia College President Sandy Shugart Announces Retirement

Sandy Shugart, president of Valencia College, announced today that he will retire from the college in June 2021. Shugart, who [...]


Metallica Partners with Valencia College to Provide Short-Term Job Training in Construction Trades

Valencia College has been selected as one of 15 colleges in the country to receive a $100,000 grant from the [...]


Valencia College to Begin Awarding Emergency Grants from CARES Act

Valencia College has opened applications for emergency aid grants provided through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or [...]


CARES Act Emergency Grants Will Soon be Available to Students

Valencia College has received $27.6 million in funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, of which [...]