Valencia Community College

Location and Contact Information

190 South Orange Avenue
Orlando, FL 32801
USA
Main Tel: (407) 299-2187
Web Site

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Valencia Community College is a public community College located in Orlando, Florida. Originally founded in 1967 as the Valencia Junior College, it took its current name in 1971. The college is well known for its courses in music and film-making. Valencia Community College awards around 40 AA pre-majors and certificate programs.

Valencia Community College has a highly diversified student population, which includes 51% white, 22% Hispanic, 15% African-American and 6% Asian students.

The sports teams of VCC are known as the Matadors. The college’s bowling team has won several national community college championships at NAQT.

Among the notable alumni of Valencia Community College are a number of successful personalities in the field of performing arts. Among these are Howard "Howie D" Dorough of the Backstreet Boys and Chris Kirkpatrick of NSync both attended the music department of VCC.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in music, liberal arts, engineering technician, office and administration, photography and commercial art, hospitality, computer science and engineering, and business and management.
  • Large number of students.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.
  • High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Racially diverse student body.

School characteristics:

  • The school is public.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Distance learning is available.
  • Weekend study is an option.
  • Part-time classes are available.
  • ROTC.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 2,673
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 9,927
Books and supplies$ 1,109

Financial Aid

Valencia Community College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 77% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant70%$4,904
Institutional Grant19%$1,683
Federal Grant47%$4,099
Pell Grant47%$3,770
Other Federal Grant22%$686
State or Local Grant43%$2,785

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan18%$4,410
Federal Loan18%$4,295
Other Loan $9,188

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Valencia Community College:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Miami Dade CollegeMiami, FL57,222
2Wayne County Community College DistrictDetroit, MI21,540
3Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, FL33,448
4Hillsborough Community CollegeTampa, FL24,037
5Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, CA31,404
6Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, CA22,434
7Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, CA19,672
8Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, FL25,122
9East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, CA34,065
10Richland CollegeDallas, TX15,917

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Associate5,12832
< 1 year certificate2,89124
1-2 year certificate2298

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  257
Without tenure; working toward tenure  69
Without tenure; tenure not available  27

Students

Student enrollment was 35,460 in 2009-2010 (26,230 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 70% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,301 awarded)

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Accounting and Related Services
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Management Information Systems
  • Operations Management and Supervision

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (288 awarded)

  • Computer Programming, Specific Applications
  • Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst
  • Computer/Info Tech Services Administration & Management

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (41 awarded)

  • Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef
  • Culinary Arts/Chef Training
  • Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (20 awarded)

  • Visual and Performing Arts

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (523 awarded)

  • Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology
  • Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
  • Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
  • Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians

HOSPITALITY (211 awarded)

  • Hospitality Administration/Management
  • Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
  • Restaurant/Food Services Management

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (41 awarded)

  • Landscaping and Groundskeeping

LAW (37 awarded)

  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (4,163 awarded)

  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (30 awarded)

  • Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (104 awarded)

  • Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist
  • Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
  • Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer & Ultrasound Technician
  • Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
  • Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

MUSIC (60 awarded)

  • Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (574 awarded)

  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (205 awarded)

  • Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (314 awarded)

  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Commercial and Advertising Art

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (336 awarded)

  • Corrections
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science