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Valencia College to Hold Weeklong Brazilian Film Festival in February

Orlando, FL – Valencia College will hold its 7th Brazilian Film Festival from Feb. 13 through Feb. 21, with free [...]


Valencia President Sandy Shugart to Play Benefit Concert at Garden Theatre

Orlando, FL – Sandy Shugart, president of Valencia College, and his band will play a benefit concert on Jan. 11 at [...]


Valencia, Florida Tech Partner to Offer Logistics Management Degree at Lake Nona Campus

Orlando, FL – Valencia College and Florida Institute of Technology are partnering to offer Valencia students the chance to earn [...]


State Board of Education OKs New Campus in Poinciana

Orlando, FL – The State Board of Education on Tuesday approved Valencia College’s plans to create a new campus in [...]


Mears Family Named Among Top Donors By National Community College Fundraising Group

The Council for Resource Development (CRD), a national association of community college fundraising professionals, has selected Paul Jr. and Deb [...]


A Flurry of Free Concerts for the Holidays

Valencia College’s East Campus performing arts students will close the year with an array of concerts between now and the [...]


Valencia College Presents 15th Annual Choreographers’ Showcase

Valencia College’s dance department will present its annual Choreographers’ Showcase on Nov. 15 and 16 at 8 p.m. The Choreographers [...]


Garman Named Director of New Collaborative Design Center

Marifrances “Gert” Garman has joined Valencia College as director of its Collaborative Design Center, located on the college’s west Orlando [...]


Making a Big Bang: Valencia Students Win Second Place in International Recording Competition

Two students from Valencia College won second place in an international sound-recording competition held this month in New York, beating [...]


Want to Start the Next Chapter in Your Life? Start College in January

Did you know that one in four college freshmen start college in the spring semester, not the fall? According to [...]