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Valencia’s Jazz and Symphonic Bands Highlight Halloween Spirit with Outdoor Concert

Valencia College’s Symphonic and Jazz Bands will perform a free Halloween concert on Thursday, Oct. 31 at the outdoor stage [...]


Valencia College Presents Triumphant Love Story “Aida” in First Musical of 2019-2020 Season

Valencia College Theatre is bringing the award-winning Broadway musical “Aida” to the stage as the opening show for the 2019-2020 [...]


Valencia to Host Photo Exhibit from Hiroshima-Nagasaki Bombings; Survivor to Speak at Opening Event

Nearly 75 years after the end of World War II, Valencia College will host an exhibit of photographs from the [...]


Renowned Oceanographer to Discuss Rising Sea Levels at Valencia College

ORLANDO – Oceanographer and explorer John Englander will discuss the facts and fiction about earth’s rising sea levels and the [...]


Osceola Campus to Honor 9/11 Victims in Countywide Ceremony

KISSIMMEE — To honor the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Valencia College’s Osceola Campus will again serve [...]


Valencia College, OUC Announce New Training Program for Utility Line Technicians

Orlando, FL – Valencia College is partnering with Orlando Utilities Commission on a new program to train electrical powerline technicians, [...]


Valencia College Announces Closure Due to Hurricane Dorian

UPDATED Sept. 1, 7:25 p.m.: In an effort to keep the Valencia community safe during and following Hurricane Dorian, Valencia [...]


Energy from the Excess: West Campus Launches Food Waste Recycling

Americans throw away more than $180 billion worth of food every year – and most of the uneaten food ends [...]


Valencia College, UCF to Open Joint Downtown Campus on Aug. 26

ORLANDO – Two years after breaking ground for a new campus, Valencia College and the University of Central Florida will [...]


Valencia College to Display Exhibit of Trent Tomengo’s Work

The Anita S. Wooten Gallery at Valencia College will display a collection of portraits by renowned Central Florida artist Trent [...]