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Overcoming Adversity: Welding Graduate Cements Solid Career

Chris Rivera struggled in high school. Not in his classes, actually, but in one small arena that would spoil his [...]


Meet One Downtown RA: ‘I Know What It’s Like to Make New Friends’

When Valencia College students begin moving into the dorm rooms at UnionWest at Creative Village, the new high-rise dormitory at [...]


Valencia College Honors Student Wins Prestigious Cooke Scholarship

Charlene Singh thinks doctors are today’s superheroes. And she is doing everything in her  power to become one. Starting at [...]


Spring Dance Concert to Celebrate Work of Paul Taylor, Guest Choreographers

Valencia College will hold its annual Spring Dance Concert on March 22 and 23, 2019, featuring the work of guest [...]


Valencia College Dance Theatre to Stage Collaborative Performance

Valencia College’s resident dance company, Valencia Dance Theatre, along with Dr. Phillips High School Dance Magnet program and professional modern [...]


A.S. Graduate Overcomes Learning Disability, Gets Job in Field of Study

Judy Klempner, 36, remembers when she put in her two-weeks notice at Big Lots in the fall of 2017. Her [...]


Theater Department to Experiment with Atwood’s ‘The Penelopiad’

Valencia College’s theater department will bring the work of acclaimed writer Margaret Atwood (“Handmaid’s Tale,” “The Edible Woman”) to Orlando [...]


Valencia Wins Lighting the Way Award from SunTrust Foundation

Recognized for its philanthropic contributions to Central Florida, Valencia College was awarded a 2018 Lighting the Way Award and $75,000 [...]


Valencia College to Present 20th Annual Choreographers’ Showcase

The Valencia College dance department will present its annual Choreographers’ Showcase on Nov. 16 and 17 at 8 p.m. The [...]


Valencia College Theater to Open 2018-2019 Season with ‘Big Fish’

Orlando, FL – Valencia College Theater will open its season with “Big Fish,” a musical theater production written by John [...]