Community Relations



Study Finds Florida College System Contributes $26.6 Billion to State’s Economy Each Year

Tallahassee, Fla. – Florida’s 28 public colleges, known as the Florida College System (FCS), pump an additional $26.6 billion per [...]


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 [...]


Mentor Program Provides 49 High School Students with Full College Scholarships

A college education can be life-changing – “a golden ticket to a better future” – and it’s a dream that’s [...]


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 [...]


Valencia College Partners With EDC to Lure Verizon to Central Florida

When Gov. Rick Scott and local officials held a press conference on Feb. 13 to announce that Verizon Communications will [...]


Valencia Offers Workshops to Help Students Fill Out Financial Aid Forms

Orlando, FL – For many students, college is out of reach without financial aid. But to be eligible for financial [...]


Valencia To Hold Free Tax Preparation Clinics at East Campus

Valencia College accounting students and professors will be offering free tax help to the public on selected Saturdays during February, [...]


Orlando Magic Youth Foundation Gives Valencia Fund $100,000 Check

There were lots of cheers at the Amway Center Thursday night as the Orlando Magic Youth Foundation presented 17 Central [...]


Orlando Artist Donates Portrait of Slain Deputy to CJI

  Two years after Orange County Deputy Sheriff Brandon Coates was shot and killed on duty, a new portrait of [...]


Valencia To Honor Veterans in Series of Campus Events

Although Veterans Day falls on a Sunday this year, Valencia College will honor its veterans — both students and faculty [...]