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AACC Spotlights Osceola Campus President for Increasing College Attendance Among At-Risk Students

The work of Dr. Kathleen Plinske, president of Valencia’s Osceola and Lake Nona campuses, was featured on June 10 in [...]


Summer Dance Concert at Valencia Set for July 11-12

Orlando, FL – Valencia College will hold its 14th annual Valencia Dance Summer Repertory Concert on July 11 and 12 [...]


Valencia College to Hold Exhibit of Paintings by Valencia Grad, Ad Agency Executive

ORLANDO – Valencia College will host an exhibition of artwork by Valencia graduate, ad agency executive and artist Chris Robb [...]


Valencia College Theater Presents Broadway Hit ‘The Cripple of Inishmaan’

Orlando, FL – The Valencia College Theater is proud to present the Central Florida premiere of Martin McDonagh’s darkly hilarious [...]


Smith Grad: ‘Going to Valencia was the Single Best Decision of My Life’

Last week, Dawn Nall Ginnetti took  a huge step — becoming the first member of her family to graduate from [...]


Perseverance Pays Off: Valencia Grad Heads to Harvard Medical School

When Cathy Gutierrez was a senior in high school, she never dreamed that she might one day be heading to [...]


Orlando Sentinel Focuses Spotlight on DirectConnect to UCF, Valencia

Cathy Gutierrez is one of Valencia’s many success stories. The 22-year-old, who graduated from the University of Central Florida in [...]


Valencia, UCF, UF Celebrate Orlando’s First Architecture Grads

For 16 students, graduating with their master’s degrees in architecture from the University of Florida this weekend was a huge [...]


Six Valencia Students Named to All-Florida Academic Team

Orlando, FL – Six Valencia College students have been named top scholars to the All-Florida Academic Team. Only 109 students [...]


An Incredible Journey: Valencia’s Distinguished Graduate Goes from Prison to Honors College

When Angel Sanchez was released from prison at age 28 — after serving 12 years behind bars – he faced [...]