Valencia College

Valencia College
Former names
Valencia Junior College (1968 - 1970)
Valencia Community College (1971 - 2011)
MottoWe Say You Can.
TypePublic college
Established1967; 57 years ago (1967)
Parent institution
Florida College System
AccreditationSACSCOC
Endowment$92,1 million(2022)[1]
PresidentKathleen Plinske
Academic staff
607 Full-time and 1,468 Part-time (Spring 2022)[2]
Administrative staff
2,557
Students43,370 (all undergraduate)[3]
Location, ,
United States
CampusUrban
Colors  Valencia College Red
  Valencia College Gold [4]
MascotPuma
Websitewww.valenciacollege.edu

Valencia College is a public college in Orlando, Florida. The college is part of the Florida College System. The college was founded in 1967 as Valencia Junior College and changed its name in 2010 because the academic scope of the school had expanded to include bachelor's degrees.[5] Valencia has several campus locations in Orlando with additional campus locations in Winter Park and Kissimmee.

  1. ^ As of March 7, 2022. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2021 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY20 to FY21 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "College Navigator - Valencia College".
  3. ^ "College Navigator - Valencia College".
  4. ^ [1]. valenciacollege.edu. Valencia College. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  5. ^ Postal, Leslie (December 14, 2010). "Say hello to Valencia College". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved May 14, 2024.