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With New Location, Valencia Expands to Southeast Orange County

On Tuesday, Aug.10, Valencia will host an open house at its newest location, Valencia at Lake Nona High School. [...]

Kathleen Plinske

Valencia Welcomes Dr. Kathleen Plinske, New Provost of the Osceola Campus

On July 19, Dr. Kathleen Plinske began as Valencia Community College’s new provost of the Osceola Campus and Valencia at Lake Nona High School. [...]


Program Will Train Software Developers of the Future

Valencia Community College is partnering with UCF and three other colleges to create a new Bachelor of Applied Science in Software Development. [...]


Call for New Plays by Florida Playwrights

The Valencia East Campus theater program is accepting plays from Florida playwrights for its annual Florida Playwrights Competition which has [...]

Keith Houck

Valencia VP Appointed to Florida Chamber Foundation's Six Pillars Caucus

The Florida Chamber Foundation named Keith W. Houck, Valencia Community College’s vice president for administrative services, to its expanded research and policy development caucus system. [...]


Valencia Partners with TSA to Provide Security Officers with Training and a Path Toward a Degree

Valencia will deliver TSA training courses on-site at the Orlando International Airport, beginning fall 2010. The college is one of 32 selected to partner with airports throughout the United States – and is the only partner in Florida. [...]


Nursing Students Sponsor Bone Marrow Drive

Striving to be more than a social group, the Valencia Student Nursing Association (VNSA) organized a... [...]


Valencia is #1 in Awarding Associate Degrees in the Nation

A report just published by Community College Week shows that Valencia Community College awards more... [...]


When the Ordinary Becomes Art

A young, emerging artist from New York, Courtney Puckett will bring her “Recycled, Wrapped and Sewn” collection to the Anita [...]


Valencia’s Juneteenth Celebration to Provide a Musical Journey Through African American History

On Tuesday, June 29, Valencia will celebrate Juneteenth in conjunction with Black Music Month by hosting the musical event, From Spirituals to Soul, performed by the Jones High School Alumni Band. [...]