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Is Global Warming Real? Find Out from a Leading Climate Expert

Is global warming real — and a real emergency for the planet? Or just a bunch of hype from tree-huggers? [...]


Valencia Opens Two New Buildings

When classes resume on Jan. 7, Valencia College will be opening one new classroom building and putting the finishing touches [...]


Osceola Expansion Brings New UCF Bachelor’s Degrees to Campus

On Jan. 2, officials at Valencia College’s Osceola Campus will open the doors to the campus’s newest building — and [...]


UCF Awards Valencia President Honorary Doctorate

Dr. Sanford C. “Sandy” Shugart, was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Central Florida at UCF’s Dec. 14 [...]


Gov. Scott Visits Valencia; Challenges Colleges to Produce $10,000 Degrees

Gov. Rick Scott visited Valencia College’s Lake Nona Campus on Monday, Nov. 26, and issued a challenge to the state’s [...]


Choreographers Showcase Lets Students Show Their Dance Moves

The Choreographers’ Showcase has become a fall semester staple at Valencia College. The 14th annual Choreographers’ Showcase, to be held [...]


Valencia To Honor Veterans in Series of Campus Events

Although Veterans Day falls on a Sunday this year, Valencia College will honor its veterans — both students and faculty [...]


Valencia College Receives Grant to Train Workers for High-Skill Jobs

The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded Valencia College and a consortium of Florida community colleges $15 million to develop [...]


Exhibit of Faculty Artwork on Display on East Campus through December

The Anita S. Wooten Gallery at Valencia College will host the 2012 Selected Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition, starting Oct. 26 [...]


Tortoise Expert to Lecture on the Life and Lessons We Can Learn from ‘Lonesome George’

Considered one of the rarest animals on the planet, Lonesome George was a solitary tortoise. When the Pinta Island tortoise [...]