Valencia College



Valencia College Featured on NPR’s Radio Program, ‘The Takeaway’

What makes Valencia so special? And how does the college manage to outperform many of its peers? That’s the question [...]


Mexican Consulate Provides $19,000 in Scholarships to Valencia Students

ORLANDO, Fla. — Valencia College and Seminole State College have received a combined $24,000 from the Consulate of Mexico that [...]


Valencia Officials Join UCF in Celebrating 10 Years of DirectConnect

Dr. Sandy Shugart and presidents of four other state colleges recently joined University of Central Florida officials to celebrate the [...]


Valencia’s Music Department to Present Four Free Holiday Concerts

Orlando, FL – At Valencia College, we put the “happy” back in the holidays with a lineup of free holiday [...]


To Fargo and Beyond! Engineering Grad Lands Job at Microsoft

One of the first things Varsha Sujanani will do to prepare for her new job as a Microsoft engineer is [...]


Turning Challenges Into Triumphs: One Graduate’s Story

Hampton Hovey marked a happy occasion last week – one that some doubters thought would never come. He graduated from [...]


Grandin: Push Autistic Kids to Stretch Boundaries, Unleash Their Potential

When Temple Grandin visits NASA, Google, Microsoft and other high-tech companies, she sees the same types of people — adult [...]


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. [...]


Hello, Hollywood? Meet Valencia Grad Who’s Now an NBC Page

Valencia grad Alejandro “Alex” Sangines begins his workdays by putting on a familiar outfit: The blue suit worn by NBC [...]


Valencia Plans to Contribute $2 Million to UCF Downtown Campus

Valencia College will contribute $2 million to the University of Central Florida’s proposed downtown campus, according to plans outlined at [...]