Shugart: Focus on Completion is Good, But Learning Should Be a College’s First Priority

Valencia College President Sandy Shugart was quoted in an article in Inside Higher Education about the current focus on students [...]


Sentinel Publishes Column on Tuition Hikes by Valencia’s Board Chair

Bertica Cabrera Morris, the chair of Valencia College’s Board of Trustees, wrote an op-ed for the Orlando Sentinel about college [...]


Valencia to Freeze Student Tuition for the Fall

During a visit to Tallahassee last February, Valencia President Sanford Shugart told lawmakers it would be a mistake to raise [...]


What’s the Future Hold? A Lot of Amazing Changes, Says Physicist

Predicting the future is difficult — but not impossible, says Dr. Michio Kaku. It helps, the renowned physicist told a [...]


Valencia Holds Recruitment Fair to Hire New Adjunct Instructors

Valencia College is currently looking for adjunct instructors to fill more than 50 teaching positions at the East, West and [...]


Valencia Professor Quoted in Inside Higher Ed on Textbook Costs

Across the country, colleges and universities are grappling with a thorny issue: How to reduce the cost of college textbooks, [...]


Chronicle of Higher Education Interviews Valencia Students

A reporter and editor from The Chronicle of Higher Education, Jeff Selingo, visited Valencia recently to interview students for a [...]


Valencia Boosts Local Economy by $1 Billion a Year, Study Finds

At a time when Florida’s unemployment rate is 9.4% and public funding for higher education is being cut, a new [...]


Dance Challenge to Benefit Nursing Students

Fans of MTV’s “America’s Best Dance Crew” or “Dancing with the Stars” will have a chance to cheer on some [...]


Shardeh Berry, Single Mom and Honors Student, Will Address a Record Crowd at Commencement

On Saturday, May 5, an estimated 1,260 graduates will receive their associate degrees as Valencia College celebrates its 43rd spring [...]