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Valencia Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Since our founding in 1967, Valencia Community College has been "about" one thing: helping students become as successful as possible in their classes, careers and lives. And from this premise, we have grown to become a multi-campus college serving over 52,000 students a year. We've also evolved into a valuable community partner offering excellent workforce training and economic development.
• From those humble beginnings, Valencia has become an innovative leader in higher education with a national reputation for teaching excellence. With four campuses and two centers in the Orlando area, Valencia is now the third largest of Florida's 28 community colleges, teaching more than 50,000 students a year. To better meet the needs of our students, Valencia opened the East Campus in 1975, the Osceola Campus in 1997 and the Winter Park Campus in 1998. Yet we never lost sight of our original goals. Armed with practical knowledge, Valencia's faculty and staff put their energies into a "learning-centered" philosophy that emphasizes individual student success.
• In an ongoing effort to be responsive to the business community, Valencia builds relationships with high schools, universities and corporate partners to strengthen academic scholarship and economic development. Valencia has hundreds of corporate education/training partnerships, including those with Florida Hospital, Lockheed Martin, NationsBank, Sea World, SmithKline/Beecham, and Universal Studios. The National Alliance of Business named Valencia "National Community College of the Year" in 1998 for its "effective and innovative leadership" in meeting the workforce needs of business and industry. The recognition is considered one of the country's most prestigious higher education awards.
• Valencia Foundation's mission is to enhance learning, workforce training and economic development in Central Florida through the support of scholarships, teaching chairs, programs and buildings for Valencia Community College.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Dance offerings for 2009-2010 (CBS 6 Richmond)
  posted on November 15, 2009 at 11:06:14 am
  Student ensemble affiliated with the School of Performing Arts in Fern Park. Tickets and information: 407-831-1770 or balletsouth.org.
• Real estate: Impact fees deferred for work-force housing project (Orlando Sentinel)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 04:07:39 am
  The Orange County Commission has adopted a pilot program to defer impact fees for workforce housing for up to 54 months.
• Tea Party Express ends tour in Orlando (Orlando Sentinel)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 11:42:52 am
  Conservatives jammed Lake Eola Park on Thursday night as the Tea Party Express ended its national tour in Orlando. They repeated familiar themes: Higher spending, government intervention and President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul are an affront to American values.
• RhodesBrito Architects to Design Renovations at Valencia Community College Math, Architecture Facilities (PitchEngine)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 06:15:14 pm
  ORLANDO, Fla. --- RhodesBrito Architects was recently awarded contracts to design renovations of the facilities housing the Math and Architecture departments at Valencia Community College on Kirkman Rd. in west Orlando. Ruffin Rhodes, co-founder and partner at RhodesBrito, said the cost of construction is estimated at 1.5 million.Renovation work will include demolition and new finishes,...
• Stirling Sothebys International Realty Named Exclusive Leasing Agents for Kirkman Plaza in Southwest Orlando (PitchEngine)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 05:15:35 pm
  ORLANDO, Fla. --- Stirling Sothebys International Realty has been named exclusive leasing agents at Kirkman Plaza, a new 30,000 square foot, two-story office/retail building recently completed at 485 S. Kirkman Rd. in southwest Orlando. Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sothebys International Realty, said Melissa Rodriguez, commercial property specialist in Stirling Sothebys...

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