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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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Valencia: No tuition hike for lower-division courses
Trustees at Valencia College voted Tuesday morning not to increase tuition or fees for lower-division courses for the coming school year. Tuition and fees for lower-division courses, which are applied toward an associate degree, will remain at $99.06...
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No tuition increase? It could go up 1.7 percent at UCF and other universities
Even though Gov. Rick Scott on Monday vetoed a 3-percent tuition hike by the Legislature, there's still a chance that rates could go up 1.7 percent at public universities. That's because of a provision that might allow tuition rates to automatically...
Tags: Education, Rick Scott, Seminole State College, Colleges and Universities, University of Central Florida
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Dual enrollment change could cost schools millions
Broward and Palm Beach County schools could face a tough choice next year: pay millions of dollars or allow fewer students to take dual enrollment classes in local colleges. Broward schools may have to pay at least $4 million more next year, and Palm...
Tags: Broward County, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Palm Beach County, Students, Florida Atlantic University
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Valencia student charged in federal tax case
Federal authorities said a Valencia College student had hundreds of names and Social Security numbers interspersed with what appeared to be his class notes, and dozens of debit cards in other people's names. An Orange County deputy made the discovery...
Tags: Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Interior Policy, Social Security
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9 Florida colleges violate law on severance pay for presidents, study finds
Seminole State College is among nine schools in Florida that offer contracts to their presidents that violate a state law capping severance pay at 20 weeks, according to a report released Monday by Florida's Chief Inspector General. Those findings are...
Tags: Education, Rick Scott, Broward College, Crime, Law and Justice, Polk State College
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Spate of shootings by law enforcers concerns community, FDLE
In the past month, seven people have been shot by law-enforcement officers in Central Florida — some fatally. In situations ranging from a crossbow-wielding man in Orange County to a 61-year-old woman in Volusia, officers have employed the most...
Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Brevard County, Orange County (Florida)
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Will Gov. Scott veto tuition hike?
Colleges and universities statewide are eager to see whether Gov. Rick Scott will veto the 3 percent tuition increase that the Florida Legislature approved recently. In a radio interview on Friday, Scott reiterated his concerns about rising college...
Tags: Tampa, Politics, Radio, Executive Branch, Government
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Becas del Orlando Magic a estudiantes
En presentaciones sorpresivas en sus escuelas el pasado 1 de mayo, la estudiante de la escuela secundaria Timber Creek Reina Ubiles y la estudiante de la secundaria Seminole Dana Liang recibieron, respectivamente, las becas Valencia College y Seminole...Tags: Seminole State College, Colleges and Universities
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My Word: Give immigrants legal path out of shadows
Last month, the U.S. Senate's Gang of Eight introduced the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act. This bill, to be considered by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, offers a glimmer of hope and a path to...Tags: Migration, Tampa, Politics, Statue of Liberty, Illegal Immigrants
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Driver dead, passenger in custody after Orlando police shooting
A police standoff in MetroWest ended early Saturday with one man dead and a second in jail. The standoff closed streets near Valencia College's west campus as dozens of officers pointed rifles at woods where an armed Ronmono Carson, 21, was hiding....Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Crime, Law and Justice, Transportation Accidents
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Jason Collins, Jackie Robinson and the true nature of liberty
It was bound to happen. After all, it is the year 2013, not 1947. This week, for the first time in history, an active player from one of America's four major team-sports organizations announced that he is gay. Jason Collins, an NBA player, did so... -
Clinton's UCF speech highlights grad week in Central Florida
There's plenty to celebrate this week as thousands of students graduate from the University of Central Florida and area colleges. Former President Bill Clinton, who has praised UCF on national television, will speak Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at one of the...
Tags: Education, Bill Clinton, Science and Technology, University of Cambridge, Engineering
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