Valencia Today



From Lifeguard to Cyber Safeguard: One Man’s Path to Digital Forensics

Geovanny Perez has always wanted to protect others. That’s why he worked as a lifeguard at Disney resort hotel for [...]


Valencia Presents Modern Dance Concert Featuring Three Companies

ORLANDO – Valencia College’s resident dance company, Valencia Dance Theatre, along with the Dr. Phillips High School Dance Magnet Program [...]


Valencia College Featured on NPR’s Radio Program, ‘The Takeaway’

What makes Valencia so special? And how does the college manage to outperform many of its peers? That’s the question [...]


Mexican Consulate Provides $19,000 in Scholarships to Valencia Students

ORLANDO, Fla. — Valencia College and Seminole State College have received a combined $24,000 from the Consulate of Mexico that [...]


Honoring a Teacher Who Made a Difference

Neal Phillips knows firsthand that having a great teacher can change everything. In 2012, the Valencia English professor started a [...]


To Fargo and Beyond! Engineering Grad Lands Job at Microsoft

One of the first things Varsha Sujanani will do to prepare for her new job as a Microsoft engineer is [...]


Turning Challenges Into Triumphs: One Graduate’s Story

Hampton Hovey marked a happy occasion last week – one that some doubters thought would never come. He graduated from [...]


Grandin: Push Autistic Kids to Stretch Boundaries, Unleash Their Potential

When Temple Grandin visits NASA, Google, Microsoft and other high-tech companies, she sees the same types of people — adult [...]


Fueled by a Near Tragedy, Valencia Student Finds His Life’s Purpose

Manny Rivera was 21, a young father with an infant son, when he experienced the worst day of his life. [...]


Valencia Plans to Contribute $2 Million to UCF Downtown Campus

Valencia College will contribute $2 million to the University of Central Florida’s proposed downtown campus, according to plans outlined at [...]