History
Valencia College is proof that great things can come from small beginnings. In the fall of 1967 we began as Valencia Junior College in a few portable buildings on West Oakridge Road in Orlando. In 1997, Valencia College opened it's Osceola Campus location to better serve Osceola County. From those humble beginnings, Valencia has become an innovative leader in higher education with a national reputation for teaching excellence. With regional campuses in Orlando, Kissimmee, Lake Nona and Winter Park, Valencia is the third largest of Florida's 28 community colleges, teaching more than 60,000 students a year.