Academic Issues



At the Top of Her Game: Valencia Grad Earns Highest Honors at UCF

When Priscilla Conlon got laid off from her job — as an estimator for a heating-and air-conditioning supplier —  she [...]


Duke Energy Scholarship Helps Female Engineering Students Succeed

Stacey Stewart loves computers and science and tinkering. So when she enrolled at Valencia, she began taking classes that would [...]


New Campaign Seeks to Raise Scholarships for First-Generation College Students

Valencia Foundation has launched a fund-raising effort to help first-generation, low-income students pursue a college education. The “First One” campaign [...]


Valencia Architecture Grad Heading to NY’s Cooper Union Institute

Valencia architecture student Evan Shirley has always had an artist’s eye – and that has landed him in some prestigious [...]


Valencia, UCF Team Up to Offer Biomedical Sciences Degree at Osceola Campus

Starting in August, Valencia College and the UCF College of Medicine will offer a combined 2+2 program that will allow [...]


Financial Aid Default Rate Decreases

At a time when many colleges are experiencing increasing default rates on student loans, Valencia is at the helm of [...]


Valencia Ranks 4th in Nation for Number of Associate Degrees

Orlando, FL – Valencia College ranks fourth in the nation for the number of associate degrees awarded to students, according [...]


Valencia Trustees Approve 2013-14 Budget, No Tuition Increase

The Valencia College Board of Trustees unanimously approved a $164.8 million budget for the 2013-2014 school year at its June [...]


Engineering Graduate Lands Job, Becomes First Hired by Industry

Engineers like to say they make the world go round. Valencia senior Jacob Heck, who is finishing his senior design [...]


Valencia Offers One-Day Sessions to Help Fill out Financial Aid Forms

Although fall classes begin in a few months, it’s not too late to apply for financial aid. But to be [...]