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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 [...]


Valencia Exhibit Showcases Works by Fine Arts Faculty Members

Orlando– The Anita S. Wooten Gallery at Valencia College will host the 2013 Selected Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition, starting Nov. [...]


Dissident Says Internet, Technology Are Opening Windows in Cuba

Famed Cuban dissident Yoani Sánchez, whose commentaries on life in modern-day Cuba have made her an Internet sensation, says that [...]


Valencia Professor Named One of Nation’s Top Innovators

Orlando, FL – Dr. James May, who teaches English as a Second Language at Valencia College, has been named one [...]


Mexican Consulate Awards Scholarships to Help Valencia Students of Mexican Origin

Today, the Mexican Consulate in Orlando awarded Valencia College $4,000 in scholarships to benefit Mexican-American students. Together with matching dollars [...]


Vets, Unemployed Adults Training for High-Tech Manufacturing Jobs

Orlando, FL – Although the economy appears to be stuck in the doldrums and the state’s unemployment rate continues to [...]


College Night Brings More than 100 College Representatives to Campus

College Night 2013, to be held at Valencia College on Oct. 15 and 17, gives Central Florida high school and [...]


Valencia Exhibit Showcases Works by Drawing, Printmaking Professor

Valencia College will host a one-week exhibition of artwork by artist and Valencia professor Andrew Downey Oct. 10-18 at Valencia [...]