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Valencia Receives Funding from Chevy for Going Green

Valencia College is one of two schools in the nation—and the only community college—to be selected by Chevy for a [...]


Heroin Use Climbs as Prescription Drug Addicts Search for Cheaper Alternatives, Says Valencia Professor

Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death — from what authorities believe was a heroin overdose — has put heroin addiction back [...]


Lucas Boyce: To Achieve, First You Have to Believe in Yourself

Lucas Boyce is an executive with the Orlando Magic today — with a resume that boasts of White House jobs [...]


Valencia Tries to Reduce Trash and Win RecycleMania 2014

It’s that time of year again — time for Valencia to compete with more than 400 colleges and universities in [...]


National Journal Examines Success of Valencia’s DirectConnect Program

ORLANDO — Shortly after President Barack Obama called on the nation’s higher-education community to help minority students reach their full potential, the [...]


Valencia Names Engineer, Sustainability Advocate as Assistant Vice President of Facilities

Orlando, FL –Valencia College has named Allen Bottorff the college’s new assistant vice president of facilities and sustainability. Bottorff is [...]


Orlando Magic Youth Fund Gives Valencia’s Take Stock in Children $35,000

Take Stock in Children of Orange County received $35,000 to help disadvantaged and at-risk youth be successful in school and [...]


Valencia Offers Help Filling Out Financial Aid Forms at Free Workshops

Orlando, FL – For many students, college is out of reach without financial aid. But to be eligible for financial [...]


‘Project Residency’ Color Run Raises Awareness of Tuition Disparity

Valencia’s Osceola Student Government Association (SGA) hosted a spectacular “Color Run” event on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to [...]


Prestigious Andrew Heiskell Award Cites Valencia’s Innovation in International Education

Valencia College received an honorable mention in the “Internationalizing the Community College” category for the progress it has made in [...]