Community Relations



Valencia College Hosts ‘Paychecks for Patriots’ Job Fair for Veterans

Orlando — Dozens of employers, ranging from Home Depot to Lockheed Martin, came to Valencia College’s West Campus on Wednesday, [...]


Summit on Puerto Rican Education to be Held at Osceola Campus

Valencia’s Osceola Campus will host the Summit on Puerto Rican Affairs’ education forum on Wednesday, July 16, from 5:30 to [...]


Students Discover Volunteering Provides a ‘Taste’ of the Real World

Valencia’s culinary and hospitality students do more than spend time in Valencia’s kitchens and classrooms. Here in Orlando, one of [...]


Valencia Trains Unemployed Workers for High-Tech Manufacturing Jobs

When Marty Smith looks for employees to work at the largely-automated commercial bakery that he runs in South Orlando, he’s [...]


Vitae Magazine: Uncommon Scholars, the American Idol-Effect on the Study of Opera, and How Small Businesses are Benefitting from Student ‘Consultants’

The latest edition of Vitae, the magazine of  Valencia College, is now online: Vitae Magazine – 2014 Spring/Summer In this [...]


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: [...]


Valencia College Hires New Director of Sustainability

Orlando, FL – Resham Shirsat, a veteran of the sustainability field, has been named the director of sustainability at Valencia [...]


Valencia Earns Honorable Mention in Clean Air Award Competition

ORLANDO, Florida – With a combination of technology, policy, outreach and operating efficiency, Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) had a [...]


Valencia, UCF, UF Celebrate Orlando’s First Architecture Grads

For 16 students, graduating with their master’s degrees in architecture from the University of Florida this weekend was a huge [...]


Valencia Horticulture Students Create Pilot Garden at Children’s Ranch

It’s often been said that if you grow a garden, you can change the world. And that’s exactly what Dr. [...]