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Renamed Valencia College in 2011. With four campuses and two centers in the Orlando area, Valencia College is now the third largest of Florida's 28 community colleges, teaching more than 59,000 students a year. The school opened as Valencia Junior College in 1967. In 1971, it changed its name to Valencia Community College and moved to its first permanent location, the 180-acre West Campus located on South Kirkman Road.
Renamed Valencia College in 2011. With four campuses and two centers in the Orlando area, Valencia College is now the third largest of Florida's 28 community colleges, teaching more than 59,000 students a year. The school opened as Valencia Junior College in 1967. In 1971, it changed its name to Valencia Community College and moved to its first permanent location, the 180-acre West Campus located on South Kirkman Road.
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Man arrested in fatal shooting at east Orange apartment complex
Orange County deputies Friday arrested a 21-year-old man who they say shot another man to death in April at an east Orange County apartment complex.
Hector Rivera-Rodriguez was being held without bail late Friday at the Orange County Jail on a charge...Tags: Goldenrod, Shootings, Police Arrests, Murder
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Therlene Boyett: Former Valencia professor shared her love of math
When it came to teaching mathematics, Therlene Boyett was the missing variable that unlocked a passion in many students for the often unpopular subject.
"She had a reputation of changing people who hated math into loving it and even changing their...Tags: University of Central Florida, Obituaries, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Maitland
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UCF trustees considering 15 percent tuition increase
Trustees at the University of Central Florida Thursday will consider raising tuition 15 percent — an increase that campus administrators say UCF needs to hire enough faculty to keep up with growing enrollment and avoid program cuts next school year....
Tags: University of Central Florida, Democratic Party, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Students
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Valencia's bold step holds the line on costs for families
At a time when parents and students across Florida are worried about the cost of college, Valencia College has taken a bold step: The college has decided not to increase tuition next year. That is both the right move and a courageous one considering...
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Woman who ran over boyfriend gets 7 years in DUI manslaughter case
A woman who was so drunk that she didn't immediately realize she had run over her boyfriend and killed him with her SUV was sentenced this week to seven years in prison. Allison Ryan Chambliss, 26, pleaded no contest in March to DUI manslaughter in the...
Tags: Punishment, Transportation Accidents, Alcohol Addiction, Winter Park, Family
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Valencia College announces tuition freeze for coming year
Valencia College has announced a budget plan that will hold tuition at current levels. At the same time, the college announced cuts of $3.8 million. That means no salary increases for employees, as well as reductions to travel, supplies, adjunct faculty...
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'Requiem for a Young Man' uses music, dance to honor military
"Requiem for a Young Man," a multidisciplinary show about love, life and war, opens Thursday at Valencia College's East Campus Performing Arts Center. Combining opera, oratorio, ballet and musical theater, "Requiem for a Young Man" follows the journey of...
Tags: Arts, Music, Colleges and Universities, Music Industry
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DeBartolo launches 55+ rental complex near The Villages
DeBartolo Development LLC and Providence One Partners LLC have started construction on a $24 million independent-living facility in Wildwood, near The Villages community for seniors. The 173żunit and 209-bed facility will be on 7 acres at County Roads...
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Study: Valencia College has $1B economic impact here
Valencia College's impact extends further than even some of its own administrators had realized — generating $1 billion a year for the Orange-Osceola economy, according to a new study. It's the first time in Valencia's almost 45-year history it has...
Tags: University of Central Florida, Osceola County, Colleges and Universities, Graduation, Science
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Valencia College administrators to relocate to larger office building
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelValencia College administrators plan to vacate their headquarters in downtown Orlando and move into a larger building near the Valencia campus off Kirkman Road within the next year. The college outgrew the four-story, historic building at the corner of... -
Valencia College installs electric car charging stations
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelValencia College is installing five electric vehicle charging stations at its campus on Kirkman Road — adding to the growing number of charging stations in the Orlando area. Today, about 300 public charging stations are located within 70 miles of... -
Valencia to open honors college, offer full scholarships
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelValencia College plans to open an honors college in the fall and is offering full-tuition scholarships to those who apply by May 1 and get accepted. July 20 is the regular deadline to apply for the newly-created James M. and Dayle L. Seneff Honors College...
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