DirectConnect



Valencia Ranks 4th in Nation for Number of Associate Degrees

Orlando, FL – Valencia College ranks fourth in the nation for the number of associate degrees awarded to students, according [...]


Shugart Named One of the Nation’s Most Innovative College Presidents

Washington Monthly magazine has named Valencia College’s president, Dr. Sandy Shugart, one of the nation’s most innovative college presidents. Others [...]


Valencia College Featured on PBS NewsHour for Efforts to Help Low-Income Students Finish College

Valencia College is one of five cutting-edge colleges and universities that was featured in an August special  on “PBS NewsHour,” [...]


Politico Magazine Hails Valencia-UCF Partnership as a Model for the Nation

Politico Magazine hailed DirectConnect to UCF, Valencia’s partnership with the University of Central Florida, for creating “a seamless pipeline of [...]


UCF, Valencia Announce Plans for Proposed Downtown Campus

ORLANDO – University of Central Florida officials announced on Tuesday, Sept. 23, that they are planning to create a downtown [...]


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 [...]


National Journal Examines Success of Valencia’s DirectConnect Program

ORLANDO — Shortly after President Barack Obama called on the nation’s higher-education community to help minority students reach their full potential, the [...]


Valencia Partners with Seminole State, Lake-Sumter Colleges to Win $1.5 Million STEM Grant

ORLANDO – Valencia College, Seminole State College and Lake-Sumter State College have been awarded a three-year, $1.5 million grant from [...]


Higher Education Writer Touts Valencia’s DirectConnect to UCF

Jeff Selingo, an editor at The Chronicle of Higher Education, spent more than a year researching the future of higher [...]