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Former names | Valencia Junior College (1968 - 1970) Valencia Community College (1971 - 2011) |
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Motto | We Say You Can. |
Type | Public college |
Established | 1967 |
Parent institution | Florida College System |
Accreditation | SACSCOC |
Endowment | $92,1 million(2022)[1] |
President | Kathleen Plinske |
Academic staff | 607 Full-time and 1,468 Part-time (Spring 2022)[2] |
Administrative staff | 2,557 |
Students | 43,370 (all undergraduate)[3] |
Location | , , United States |
Campus | Urban |
Colors | Valencia College Red Valencia College Gold [4] |
Mascot | Puma |
Website | www |
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.