Academic Issues



UCF, Valencia Announce Plans for Proposed Downtown Campus

ORLANDO – University of Central Florida officials announced on Tuesday, Sept. 23, that they are planning to create a downtown [...]


Work from Home? New Degree Allows Graduates to Work at Home in Medical Records and Technology

Are you detail-oriented? Like to stay organized? Would love the chance to work from home? Yes, it sounds like an [...]


Valencia Students Create Portable Solar Generators for Needy Villages

Valencia students donate thousands of hours to charity each year, but most of those charities are located here in Florida. [...]


New York Times Applauds Valencia’s Efforts to Cut Student Loan Default

While addressing the nation’s growing student loan debt — and the troubling default rate at some colleges — The New [...]


Valencia Launches Innovative Program to Teach App Development

Everybody wants to create a million-dollar “app” – an app that will be so indispensable that people will pay for [...]


Valencia Grad Overcomes Hardship, Transfers to Amherst College

ORLANDO — For more than three years, Al Williams has worn a medallion around his neck – to serve as [...]


Valencia College to Offer Free Tuition for One Class This Fall to 2014 Grads

Orlando, FL – Valencia College has a gift for graduates of the class of 2014 from Orange and Osceola counties: [...]


Smith Grad: ‘Going to Valencia was the Single Best Decision of My Life’

Last week, Dawn Nall Ginnetti took  a huge step — becoming the first member of her family to graduate from [...]


Perseverance Pays Off: Valencia Grad Heads to Harvard Medical School

When Cathy Gutierrez was a senior in high school, she never dreamed that she might one day be heading to [...]


Orlando Sentinel Focuses Spotlight on DirectConnect to UCF, Valencia

Cathy Gutierrez is one of Valencia’s many success stories. The 22-year-old, who graduated from the University of Central Florida in [...]