Academic Issues



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 [...]


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 [...]