Academic Issues



It’s Not Too Late to Sign Up for Fall Classes at Valencia College

With classes beginning on Aug. 26, now is the time for new students to apply to Valencia College to be [...]


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 [...]