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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 College considers spending more than $80M for Poinciana, Apopka campuses
Sentinel School ZoneValencia College plans to spend more than $80 million to buy land and start building new campuses in Poinciana and Apopka within the next few years, according to a proposal school officials presented to the board of trustees on Tuesday. The proposal...Tags: Education, Apopka, Poinciana, Colleges and Universities
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Valencia seeks permission to offer bachelor's degree in cardiopulmonary sciences
Sentinel School ZoneValencia College will seek permission from the state Board of Education tomorrow to offer a new bachelor's degree -- a B.S. in cardiopulmonary sciences. If approved, it would be the third bachelor's degree offered at Valencia, one of Florida's largest...Tags: Science and Technology
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Largest online child predator sting of its kind in Polk results in 41 arrests
A weeklong multi-agency undercover investigation targeting online child predators resulted in the arrests of 41 people including a youth football coach, a senior partner at a CPA firm, and theme park employees, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said...
Tags: Orlando International Airport, Grady Judd, Police Arrests, Medical Research, Online Advertising
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Juneteenth celebration recounts harsh history lessons
Local students learned important lessons about black history Saturday as they celebrated the Juneteenth holiday at Valencia College's West Campus. Juneteenth has its origins in Galveston, Texas, where on June 19, 1865, slaves first learned that they had...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Armed Forces, Abraham Lincoln, Education
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Where to find food trucks in and near Orlando June 16-22
Mount Dora Food Truck Bazaar: 5:30-8:30 p.m., Thursday, June 20; 400 N. Alexander St., Mount Dora; thedailycity.com •REGULAR EVENTS The Lunch Spot: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; 257 S. Lake Destiny Drive, Orlando Food Truck Fat Tuesday:...
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All-Scholar-Athlete team
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Danielle Leavitt Sr., Lake Highland Sports: Volleyball, tennis The Buzz: Valedictorian with 4.0 unweighted GPA made FHSAA all-academic team and plans to major in human regenerative and developmental biology at Harvard....
Tags: Orlando Science Center, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, High School Sports, Science and Technology, Florida High School Athletic Association
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Valencia College drops $35 application fee if former students attend new event
Sentinel School ZoneIf you dropped out of Valencia College more than two years ago and you're considering going back, the school has a deal for you. Valencia is dropping the $35 application fee that these former students would need to pay to be readmitted -- if they attend...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Education, Colleges and Universities
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Freebie Friday: Free stuff to do in Orlando
Events SEA TURTLE FESTIVAL: activities that involve cleaning up the beach for the nesting sea turtles, local artists' depictions of the local wildlife: 8 a.m. today, 10 a.m. Saturday; Canaveral National Seashore, 212 S. Washington Ave., Titusville;...Tags: Tavares, Human Interest, Interstate 4, Music, DeBary
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B-Side Artists are back at Third Thursday Gallery Hop in Orlando
Downtown Orlando's big monthly art night is next week. The Third Thursday art crawl, 6-9 p.m., brings crowds to the city's urban core to see new art in galleries, bars and on the sidewalk.. CityArts Factory (29 S. Orange Ave.) remains the hub, having...
Tags: Crealde School of Art, Arts, Education, Artists, Fine Artists
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Tori Amos inspires Orlando author
As anyone who has attended a Tori Amos concert can tell you, the experience for her fans is closer to a spiritual one than anything resembling mere pop-star adulation. "Whenever I was experiencing anything in life, I always turned to her," says Adrienne...
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Orlando Police recognize citizens for stepping up to help fight crime
While Orlando police Sgt. Kevin Roberson struggled to arrest a violent traffic offender, he heard two pops, looked down between his legs and saw the man's hand fumbling with a revolver. From inside her Baldwin Park home, retired Florida Highway Patrol...
Tags: Baldwin Park (Orlando, Florida), Human Interest, Lake Eola, Abraham Lincoln, Culture
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She fought cystic fibrosis with hope, courage
Katherine "Katie" Robinson was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when she was 9 months old. But as she grew up, often visiting hospitals with extended stays, it didn't stop her from living a full life. The disease causes serious respiratory problems. But...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Lung Transplants, Cystic Fibrosis, Hospitals and Clinics
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