Academic Issues



Valencia’s Music Faculty, Students Present Two Free Fall Concerts

From opera to heavy metal and alternative rock, Valencia’s music faculty and students are offering two free concerts this fall [...]


Valencia Showcases Work of Art Faculty Members

ORLANDO – The Anita S. Wooten Gallery at Valencia College will host the 2014 Selected Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition, starting [...]


Osceola High School Students Get a Taste of College at Valencia

KISSIMMEE —  On Tuesday, 28 high-school juniors filed into Heidi Harne’s biology classroom for a quick lesson on the Ebola [...]


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: [...]