Student Life



Valencia’s New Poinciana Campus Now Open for Classes

POINCIANA – Valencia College’s new Poinciana Campus opened its doors for classes on Aug. 28 – and students packed the [...]


Valencia College to Conduct Emergency Training Exercise

Orlando – About 200 Central Florida first responders and emergency personnel will practice a full-scale emergency preparedness exercise on Valencia [...]


Pop the Champagne and Pass the Dictionaries! Brain Bowl Team Wins 7th National Championship

Pop the champagne and pass the encyclopedias! Valencia College’s brainiacs have done it again! The college’s Brain Bowl team has won [...]


West Campus Honors Students Create a Mural to Memorialize Pulse Victims

Orlando, FL – To pay tribute to the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting, Valencia College’s chapter of Phi Theta [...]


One Valencia Story: The Life-Changing Power of Positive Professors

When Melodie Cros came to Valencia at age 21, she had one goal in mind — to dive into a [...]


Culinary Student Wins a Whopping Surprise, a Visit from the Today Show

Valencia culinary student Sasha Sincic has always loved brussels sprouts. But, to get family members to share her passion for [...]


Inspired by NASA Experience, Valencia Student Zeroes in on Aerospace Engineering Major

When Jontavius Jacobs graduated from Harmony High School in Osceola County, he knew he wanted to become an engineer – [...]


Achieving the Dream: Retiree Returns to College, Earns His Degree at Age 68

May 8, 2016 was a major milestone for William Mobijohn. It was the day the Vietnam veteran graduated from Valencia [...]


Psst, We Heard It Through the Grapevine — It’s 1967 Again for Valencia College’s Studio Band

Students in Valencia College’s music department will play music from 1967 – in celebration of the year Valencia was founded [...]


Valencia Presents Tony-Winning Rock Musical ‘Spring Awakening’

Orlando, FL – The Valencia College Theater will present the Tony Award-winning rock musical, “Spring Awakening,” in the college’s Performing [...]