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Five Valencia Students Named Siemens Technical Scholars

Washington, D.C. – The Aspen Institute and Siemens Foundation have named five Valencia College students as 2018-19 Siemens Technical Scholars. [...]


Valencia’s Wins National Award for Outstanding STEM Education

ORLANDO – Valencia College’s Network Engineering Technology program has been named a winner of the inaugural Siemens-Aspen Community College STEM [...]


Infant’s Near Drowning Spurred Father’s Career Choice

Manuel Rivera never imagined himself becoming a health-care provider. He planned to go into the military after graduating from high [...]


Plinske One of Only 40 Nationwide Selected for Aspen Presidential Fellowship

Kathleen Plinske, president of Valencia College’s Osceola, Lake Nona and Poinciana campuses, has been awarded the Aspen Presidential Fellowship for [...]


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. [...]


DirectConnect at Valencia Wins National Excelencia Award

Valencia College’s DirectConnect to UCF program has been selected by Excelencia in Education, a Washington, D.C.-based organization, as America’s top [...]


Orlando Declares Monday January 9 ‘Valencia College Day’

In honor of Valencia College winning the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the Orlando City Commission on Jan. 9 paid tribute [...]


Valencia Named Top Community College in Nation

Valencia Wins 2011 Aspen Prize for Focus on College Completion, Job Preparation Valencia College learned today that it won the [...]