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Campus/Center Sites:
Downtown Center (Established: 1974)
190 South Orange Ave.
Orlando, FL 32801
407-299-5000
28,950 square feet

Central Campus (Established: 1974)
McCoy Center for Business and Industry Services
(Established: 1974)

8503 Daetwyler Drive
Orlando, FL 32812
407-855-9989
13,444 square feet

Osceola Campus (Established: 1987)
1800 Denn John Lane
Kissimmee, FL 34744
407-299-5000
100 acres
5 buildings
5 portables
142,082 square feet

Winter Park Campus (Established: 1986)
850 West Morse Boulevard
Winter Park, FL 32789
407-299-5000
51,079 square feet

East Campus (Established: 1974)
701 N. Econlockhatchee Trail
Orlando, FL 32825
407-299-5000
140 acres
16 buildings
36 portables
501,732 square feet

West Campus (Established: 1971)
1800 South Kirkman Rd.
Orlando, FL 32811
407-299-5000
180 acres
14 buildings
7 portables

535,732 square feet

Founded as Valencia Junior College - 1967
Became Valencia Community College - 1971

Nickname/Mascot: Matadors

Service Area:
Orange and Osceola Counties in Central Florida, U.S.A.

Accreditation:
Valencia Community College is accredited by the
Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
(1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia, 404-679-4502)
to award the Associate in Arts and the Associate in Science degrees.

Valencia offers the Associate in Arts degree, over 45 A.A. Pre-Majors, and more than
50 Associate in Science and Applied Science degree and certificates programs
which lead to immediate entry into the workforce.

Valencia is ranked fourth in the nation in the number of A.A. and A.S. degrees awarded.

95% of Valencia's Associate in Science degree graduates are placed in jobs
earning an average annual salary of $30,956

Third largest of Florida's 28 community colleges
Over the past decade, Valencia is the fastest growing of the
five largest Florida community colleges

Of the Valencia graduates who transfer to the State University System,
83% continue their studies at the University of Central Florida

Trustees: Eight-member board appointed by the Governor
Marcos R. Marchena, Chair
Edward A. Moore, Vice Chair
Jerry D. Buchanan
Dennis O. Freytes
  Jose M. Hoyos
Jacinta M. Mathis
Galen J. Miller
Lawrence D. Slocum

President and Vice Presidents / Provosts / Executive Dean
Sanford Shugart., President (January 2000 - present)
Robert S. Austin, Jr., Vice President for Administrative Services
Michael Hooks, Vice President for Planning and Educational Services
Susan E. Kelley, Vice President for Resource Development and Governmental Relations
William J. Mullowney, College Attorney
Vacant, Vice President for Curriculum Development, Teaching, and Learning

Paul A. Kinser, Provost, West Campus
Stanley H. Stone, Provost, East Campus
Silvia C. Zapico, Provost, Osceola Campus
Ruth Prather, Executive Dean, Winter Park Campus

 

Credit Student Body Characteristics
1999-2000-1:

Male: 43.0%
Female: 57.0%

African-American: 13.0%
American Indian: 1.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 6.0%
Caucasian: 60.0%
Hispanic: 18.0%
Other (Non-Resident): 2.0%

Full-Time: 34.0%
Part-Time: 66.0%
Day: 69.0%
Evening: 31.0%

Average Student Age:
Credit: 24.5
Continuing Professional
Education: 38.4

Average Class Size: 21

 

Origin of Students by High School
1999-2000 - 1:

Orange 32.0%
Osceola 8.0%
Seminole 6.0%
Other In-State 23.0%
Out-of-State 25.0%
GED 6.0%

Credit Enrollments by Age Group
1999-2000 -1
:

18-under 20.1%
19-20 24.6
%
21-24 23.4%
25-34 19.4%
35-44 8.3%
45+ 4.2%
No birth date available 0.0%

Credit Enrollments by
Student Residence
1999-2000 - 1:

Orange 71.3%
Osceola 11.7%
Seminole 9.3%
Other In-State 6.9%
Out-of-State/Not Available .8%

Graduates 1999-2000 by degree:
Associate in Arts 2,454 72.97%
Associate in Science 502 14.93%
Technical Certificate: 278 8.27%
Vocational certificate:129 3.83%


Total 3,363

Revenues:

State Funding: $50.7 million
Tuition/Fees: $29.2 million
Other Sources: $3.5 million
Federal/State Grants: $8.7 million
Financial Aid: $12.5 million

Operating Budget:
(including grants
and financial aid)
$101.5 million

Tuition for Full-Time Students:
In-state: $1,419. per year
(plus $950 for books)
Out-of-state: $5,385. per year
(plus $950 for books)

Library Holdings:
Books: 126,130 volumes
Periodicals: 1,220 subscriptions
AV Materials: 13,453
Microforms: 135,304

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