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Florida Playwright Competition Call for New Plays

Valencia College Theater announces a call for script submissions for its 23rd annual Florida Playwrights’ Competition. As it has since 1991, [...]


Valencia Honors First Bachelor’s Degree Graduates at Commencement

Kissimmee, FL – On Saturday, May 4, about 1,200 Valencia students received their associate degrees as Valencia College celebrated its [...]


Valencia Energy Savings Mounts to More than $1 Million

Thinking green may save the planet, but it also saves money. And thanks to an innovative energy conservation program, officials [...]


Valencia Commencement Will Honor First Bachelor’s Degree Graduates

Kissimmee, FL – On Saturday, May 4, about 1,200 Valencia students will receive their associate degrees as Valencia College celebrates [...]


Best Student Artwork Goes on Display on April 12 at East Campus Gallery

What’s the best artwork that Valencia students produced this year? Come see when the 2013 Annual Juried Student Graphic and [...]


Valencia, UCF Officials Dedicate New Building at Osceola Campus

  Kissimmee, FL — Valencia College officials, along with officials from the University of Central Florida, dedicated the newest building [...]


Valencia’s 6th Brazilian Film Festival Presents Five Films in Seven Days

Valencia College will kick off its 6th Brazilian Film Festival on April 5 with “Gonzaga,” the dramatic, complicated story of [...]


Open Houses Offer Help and Scholarships to New Students

Valencia College will hold open houses on three of its larger campuses to help prospective students find out more about [...]


Jazz Trombonist John Allred to Perform at Free Valencia Concert

Jazz trombonist John Allred, who has played with such jazz greats as Harry Connick Jr., Wycliffe Gordon  and Woody Herman, [...]


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 [...]