Public Policy Issues



Shugart: Documentary on College Costs Ignores Obvious Solution

Is college worth the cost? And are there any alternatives to the high-priced system that dominates American higher education? Those [...]


Valencia Security Team Adds Bike Patrol, New Uniforms

Valencia College’s campus security officers are sporting a new look this fall. Not only are they wearing new uniforms (made [...]


UCF, Valencia Announce Plans for Proposed Downtown Campus

ORLANDO – University of Central Florida officials announced on Tuesday, Sept. 23, that they are planning to create a downtown [...]


Valencia’s Osceola Campus to Host DACA Information Forum

KISSIMMEE – Valencia College has partnered with Faith in Florida to hold an information session for students who are interested [...]


New York Times Applauds Valencia’s Efforts to Cut Student Loan Default

While addressing the nation’s growing student loan debt — and the troubling default rate at some colleges — The New [...]


Valencia Trustees Select Site for New Poinciana Campus

ORLANDO — Valencia College trustees voted unanimously on July 23 to build the college’s new Poinciana campus on a parcel [...]


Summit on Puerto Rican Education to be Held at Osceola Campus

Valencia’s Osceola Campus will host the Summit on Puerto Rican Affairs’ education forum on Wednesday, July 16, from 5:30 to [...]


Valencia Trains Unemployed Workers for High-Tech Manufacturing Jobs

When Marty Smith looks for employees to work at the largely-automated commercial bakery that he runs in South Orlando, he’s [...]


White House Invites Women Leaders from Valencia To Summit on Working Families

Just a few months after President Barack Obama visited Valencia College to launch a new initiative focused on women’s economic [...]


Valencia College Wins Prestigious Climate Leadership Award

Orlando, FL – Valencia College has won a 2014 Climate Leadership Award from Second Nature, a national nonprofit that works [...]