Student Life



College Night Brings More Than 100 College Representatives to Campus

College Night 2014, to be held at Valencia College on Oct. 7 and 9, gives Central Florida high school and [...]


Valencia Students Create Portable Solar Generators for Needy Villages

Valencia students donate thousands of hours to charity each year, but most of those charities are located here in Florida. [...]


Valencia’s Engineering Club and Advisor Win Statewide Awards

Congratulations to Valencia’s chapter of the Florida Engineering Society! For the second straight year, Valencia’s chapter was named the Most [...]


Students Discover Volunteering Provides a ‘Taste’ of the Real World

Valencia’s culinary and hospitality students do more than spend time in Valencia’s kitchens and classrooms. Here in Orlando, one of [...]


Valencia Grad Overcomes Hardship, Transfers to Amherst College

ORLANDO — For more than three years, Al Williams has worn a medallion around his neck – to serve as [...]


Valencia Ranked #1 Out of 27 U.S. Schools for Overall Satisfaction Among International Students

Orlando, FL – While Central Floridians make up the majority of students at Valencia College, a recent survey showed that [...]


Vitae Magazine: Uncommon Scholars, the American Idol-Effect on the Study of Opera, and How Small Businesses are Benefitting from Student ‘Consultants’

The latest edition of Vitae, the magazine of  Valencia College, is now online: Vitae Magazine – 2014 Spring/Summer In this [...]


Smith Grad: ‘Going to Valencia was the Single Best Decision of My Life’

Last week, Dawn Nall Ginnetti took  a huge step — becoming the first member of her family to graduate from [...]


Perseverance Pays Off: Valencia Grad Heads to Harvard Medical School

When Cathy Gutierrez was a senior in high school, she never dreamed that she might one day be heading to [...]


Six Valencia Students Named to All-Florida Academic Team

Orlando, FL – Six Valencia College students have been named top scholars to the All-Florida Academic Team. Only 109 students [...]