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From Cashier to Fire Marshal: VC Grad Blazes a Trail in Fire Prevention

After graduating from high school, Christina Diaz couldn’t envision her future. She’d just gotten married and didn’t have much money [...]


Valencia College to Unveil New Training Facility in Orange County

Orlando — On Nov. 12, Valencia College will officially open the doors of its largest workforce training center – where [...]


Target Selects Valencia Grad to Design Hispanic Heritage Month Products

It’s weird to see your face in a Target ad. But sometimes, the universe smiles on you – and Reina [...]


The Ocean (and a NOAA Internship) Is Calling This Valencia Grad

Growing up in Puerto Rico, Nadia Vidal zeroed in on her life’s goal quickly. Surrounded by seas and beaches, she [...]


Raising the Bar

Some students know exactly where their education might lead them––they enroll in classes and immediately they set out on a [...]


Metallica Foundation Gives Valencia $50,000 to Provide Jobs Training

Orlando, FL — For the second year, Valencia College has been selected from a competitive field of community colleges across [...]


Osceola County Unveils New $500 Scholarship for County Residents

Osceola County officials issued the press release below on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, following an announcement at the School District [...]


Valencia Theater Professor Unveils New Play at Rollins College Theater

When Sonia Pasqual began working on her master’s thesis – a series of monologues, dance, painting and poetry that eventually [...]


‘Places!’ Valencia Theater Student Dives into Orlando Fringe Role

Headlights pierce the black rehearsal space as the sound of tires squeal through the room in an ominous opening to [...]


Chef and Culinary Grad Finds Big Success by Thinking Small

Michael Collantes can’t sit still. That may explain why the Valencia grad (class of 2005) now operates three restaurants in [...]