Public Policy Issues



‘Project Residency’ Color Run Raises Awareness of Tuition Disparity

Valencia’s Osceola Student Government Association (SGA) hosted a spectacular “Color Run” event on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to [...]


Audit Finds Valencia College Showed No Preferential Treatment for Foundation Members

Following an extensive review, an internal auditor has found that Valencia College’s process for awarding construction contracts is fair and [...]


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 [...]