Public Policy Issues



Valencia President Shugart Urges Legislators to Address Tuition for Children of Immigrants

On June 15, 2012, President Obama signed a memo calling for deferred action for certain undocumented young people who came [...]


El Presidente de Valencia Exhorta a Legisladores a Tratar Tema de Matrícula para Niños de Inmigrantes

El 15 de junio de 2012, el Presidente Obama firmó un memorándum pidiendo acción diferida para ciertos jóvenes indocumentados que [...]


Valencia College Named to Washington Monthly’s List of Top Community Colleges

Valencia College was named one of the top 50 two-year colleges in the United States, according to Washington Monthly’s 2013 [...]


Three New Trustees Join Valencia College Governing Board

Governor Rick Scott has appointed Lucas Boyce of Orlando, Daisy Lopez-Cid of Kissimmee and Bruce Carlson of Celebration to the [...]


Valencia, Other State Colleges Agree to Promote Veteran-Friendly Policies

Valencia College and the 27 other colleges in the Florida College System (FCS) have signed a national initiative to promote [...]


Higher Education Writer Touts Valencia’s DirectConnect to UCF

Jeff Selingo, an editor at The Chronicle of Higher Education, spent more than a year researching the future of higher [...]


Financial Aid Default Rate Decreases

At a time when many colleges are experiencing increasing default rates on student loans, Valencia is at the helm of [...]


Valencia Trustees Approve 2013-14 Budget, No Tuition Increase

The Valencia College Board of Trustees unanimously approved a $164.8 million budget for the 2013-2014 school year at its June [...]


Valencia Student Tuition to Stay the Same for Third Straight Year

Today, Valencia College trustees agreed to hold tuition for associate-degree classes at its current level for next fall. At $99.06 [...]


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 [...]