Valencia Stories



Grad Documents Travel, Ecology After Formative Years at Valencia College

Leif Boman knows how to make the most of an education. During his time at Valencia College he studied botany [...]


Valencia College Graduate Hits Bullseye with Forward Thinking

For those of us who’ve shopped the aisles of a Target, it’s easy to take the fully-stocked shelves for granted. [...]


Branch Manager: Horticulture Graduate Turns Science into Success

As a pest control specialist who makes house calls daily, Jay Ramirez, 29, is no stranger to unhappy customers. People [...]


Making of a President: Valencia Grad’s Career as Bush Impersonator

By Linda Shrieves He’s got the same hair, the same squinty-eyed look, the same crooked grin and that unmistakable laugh. [...]


Winter 2018 Vitae Ready for Reading

This holiday season, Valencia College invites friends and family to take a break from the hustle and bustle to read [...]


In an Insecure World, Valencia Student Finds a Cybersecurity Niche

When Kacie Paulk signed up for a few classes at Valencia College, she wasn’t planning on a long-term relationship with [...]


Maritza Martinez: ‘A Degree is the Key to Opening So Many Doors’

Maritza Martinez may have sprinted through her MBA, but for UCF’s community relations director, the road to a bachelor’s degree [...]


Ashley Daniello: A Dream Reignited

Editor’s note: Through our submission page, we recently received an inspiring story from Valencia College graduate and employee Ashley Daniello. [...]


Displaced By Maria: The Cruz Family

For Puerto Rico, 2017 was a tumultuous year, and its student population was by no means immune to the hardship. [...]


Army Veteran Graduates from Paralegal Studies Program; Now Making Plans for Law School

When Vincent Wardynski was graduating from high school, he did what many family members thought was unthinkable – he joined the [...]