Valencia Today



Valencia Brain Bowl Team Headed to the National College Tournament

When it comes to college Brain Bowl, Valencia College’s coaches don’t rebuild — they reload. Once again this year,  one [...]


Orlando Sentinel Details Long Bus Commutes by Poinciana Students

The Orlando Sentinel illustrated the need for a Poinciana campus with a front-page article on March 5, 2015, that followed [...]


Valencia College Presents Four Master Guitarists in Concert

Four great living guitarists will bring their music to Valencia College in a series of free concerts to be held, [...]


Valencia Team Puts the Fun Back in Teaching Nutrition Fundamentals

In a classroom-turned-laboratory at Lawton Chiles Elementary School, a team of fifth-graders is carefully studying the nutrition label on a [...]


Orlando Sentinel looks at how Valencia is making a difference at struggling elementary school

About 200 fourth and fifth graders from Central Avenue Elementary arrived at Valencia’s Osceola Campus on February 14 for a [...]


Renowned Ecologist and Explorer to Speak at Valencia’s East Campus

Ever heard of places with names like the Alabama Red Hills, the Okefenokee Swamp, The Everglades and the Great Dismal [...]


Building a Better Future: Construction Industry Veteran Earns Two Degrees

When the economy hit the skids in 2007, the small engineering firm where Brian Blackwell worked downsized — a lot. [...]


Orlando Magic Youth Fund, McCormick Foundation to Provide $50,000 in Scholarships

Take Stock in Children of Orange County received $50,000 to help disadvantaged and at-risk youth be successful in school and [...]


Gov. Scott Visits Valencia, Proposes Tax-Free Textbook Initiative

KISSIMMEE —  Gov. Rick Scott today announced a plan to eliminate sales taxes on textbook sales for college students, a [...]


One Graduate’s Story: How I Changed Majors and Found My Passion

James Bustraan was cruising through his classes, on his way to majoring in accounting, when a math professor stopped him [...]