Academic Issues



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 [...]


Valencia College Makes “Top 100 Colleges for Hispanics” List

Orlando, FL – Valencia College ranks 17th in the nation for the number of degrees awarded to Hispanic college students, [...]


Valencia Honors First Bachelor’s Degree Graduates at Commencement

Kissimmee, FL – On Saturday, May 4, about 1,200 Valencia students received their associate degrees as Valencia College celebrated its [...]


Graduate Earns Bachelor’s Degree to Improve Her Job Prospects

When Zenia Rivera graduated from a private Orlando college with an associate degree in nuclear medicine technology in 2008, she [...]


Colombia Native Ready to Earn One of Valencia’s First Bachelor’s Degrees

When Bladimir Uran was in his freshman year of college — at the University of Rhode Island — his parents [...]


Making History: Navy Vet Earns One of Valencia’s First Bachelors Degrees

On Saturday, May 4, Mary Miller and 19 other Valencia students will make history, becoming the first students to earn [...]


Valencia Commencement Will Honor First Bachelor’s Degree Graduates

Kissimmee, FL – On Saturday, May 4, about 1,200 Valencia students will receive their associate degrees as Valencia College celebrates [...]


Valencia Uses Simulators To Train Cardiovascular Tech Students

How do you teach students  to insert stents and balloons into arteries,  so they’re ready to work on real patients [...]


Nursing Faculty and Students Perform 26 Acts of Kindness in Memory of Newtown Shooting Victims

How many Valencia College nursing students and faculty members does it take to change the world? Apparently, not many. That [...]