Valencia Stories



Helping a City Find its Vibe: Valencia Architecture Grad On Orlando

When Joel Setzer graduated from high school, he wasn’t focused on college. Instead, he channeled his energy into Rory, the [...]


Valencia, UCF Surprise Two Displaced Students from Puerto Rico with Scholarships

Two Puerto Rican high school students who came to Orlando to escape the destruction from Hurricane Maria were surprised yesterday with scholarships [...]


Living His Dream: Valencia Grad is Working on NASA’s Orion Program

As a kid, Barry Bohnsack always dreamed of working at the Kennedy Space Center. He just had to figure out [...]


Valencia Grad to Debut New Film on Women’s Air Force in Orlando

*Editor’s Note: “WASP: A Wartime Experiment in WoManpower” was announced as a winner of the 2020 Suncoast Regional Emmy® Award for [...]


On Networks and Netflix, Valencia Grad Advances Sound Career in NYC

The recent proliferation of streaming content has given viewers quite the wave of quality TV – a wave that Valencia [...]


Sound Grad Finds Success in L.A. Recording Scene

From playing functions, to near-nightly shows downtown, to marathon sets at Disney Springs, Valencia sound technology grad Palmer Reed, 26, [...]


Watch: A Look into Valencia’s New Film and Sound Building

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl-dpSltpBY Orlando, FL – Valencia’s $13.5 million Film Production and Sound Technology Building opened for classes on Aug. 28. The [...]


Watch Valencia President Emeritus Recall College’s Early Days

Our second president Jim Gollattscheck was with the college from the beginning, when Valencia Junior College opened in 1967 to [...]

Tony Ray on London Eye.

An Eye for Design: Valencia Grad Works and Lives in London

Valencia grad Tony Ray remembers the first time he saw his work on the digital billboards near London’s Waterloo station. [...]


New Issue of Vitae Celebrates Valencia’s 50th Anniversary

Since we’re heading into the dog days of summer, can we suggest a cool, indoor activity? The new issue of [...]