valencia college facts – 2012
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2012-2013
Valencia:
• Has an economic impact on the region that is over $1 billion a year
• Was named the best community college in the nation as winner of the 2012 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence
• Has saved $3.8 million in energy costs over the last three years through a new sustainability initiative
• Became a smoke-free college in Aug. 2012
* Unless noted otherwise, all figures in this booklet are from the 2011-2012 academic year.
* Unless noted otherwise, all figures in this booklet are from the 2011-2012 academic year.
ACADEMICS: Tuition, Financial Aid, Degrees, Grads, DirectConnect to UCF
TUITION PER CREDIT HOUR (2012-2013)
Associate Baccalaureate
Florida Resident: $99.06 $113.64Non-Florida Resident: $375.22 $428.35
Valencia’s tuition is nearly half that of a state university.
FINaNCIal aID Total Aid Awarded: $176,124,434
Students Receiving Aid: 53%
Bright Futures Recipients: 3,624
Valencia has the highest enrollment of Bright Futures in the Florida College System.
DEgREE PROgRams
Associate in Arts (A.A.): 1
Associate in Science (A.S.): 34
Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.): 1
Certificate Programs: 71
Bachelor of Science (B.S.): 2
• B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology
• B.S. in Radiologic and Imaging Sciences
gRaDUaTEs by DEgREE/CERTIFICaTE
A.A.: 54% 6,406
A.S., A.A.S.: 11.8% 1,404
Technical Certificate: 31.9% 3,790
Career Certificate: 1.6% 185
Educator Preparation Institute Certificate: 0.7% 87
Total: 11,872
gRaDUaTE sUCCEssA.S./A.A.S. job placement rate: 95%
A.S./A.A.S. average annual salary: $43,000
Valencia is ranked 3rd among the nation’s colleges and universities in the number of associate degrees awarded.
DIRECTCONNECT TO UCF
Valencia A.A. graduates who transferred to the Florida State University System and continued their studies at UCF (Fall 2010): 89.3%
Valencia graduates are UCF’s number one source of transfer students: 35%
UCF offers 15 complete bachelor’s degrees on Valencia’s West Campus and nine bachelor’s degrees on Valencia’s Osceola Campus.
sTUDENTs: Enrollment, Characteristics
aNNUal ENROllmENT
Credit-Seeking Students: 60,770
• International Students (from 79 different countries): 557
• Seneff Honors College (Fall 2012): 880
Continuing Education (Non-Credit): 8,664
• International Students (from 49 different countries): 562
Total Individuals served: 71,328*
Includes credit students, postsecondary adult vocational, Educator Preparation Institute, continuing education, conferences and seminars.
* Approximate total—there may be some duplication across categories.
Enrollment Growth From Previous Year: 3%
Percentage of high school grads who start at Valencia:
Orange County: 33%
Osceola County: 34.2%
Almost twice as many high school graduates in Orange and Osceola counties start college at Valencia than at all Florida state universities combined.
ENROllmENT by CamPUs
East: 27,618
Lake Nona: 863
Osceola: 12,504
West: 26,963
Winter Park: 2,630
Students enrolled at more than one campus: 24%
Valencia is the 3rd largest of Florida’s 28 community colleges in student headcount.
avERagE Class sIzE: 23.3
sTUDENT CHaRaCTERIsTICs(credit/degree-seeking students, fall 2011)
Race:
African-American: 17.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 4.7%
Caucasian: 36.1%
Hispanic: 30.5%
Enrollment status:
Full-Time: 41.4%
Part-Time: 58.6%
average student age: 24.2
INsTITUTION: History, Board, Employees, Budget, Locations
HIsTORy
Founded in 1967
sERvICE aREa
Orange and Osceola counties
aCCREDITaTION
Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
bOaRD OF TRUsTEEs
Bertica Cabrera Morris, Chair
Maria Grulich Toumazos, Vice-Chair
Jerry D. Buchanan
Guillermo Hansen
Lori Kifer Johnson
Lewis M. Oliver, III
Fernando Perez
Jo Quittschreiber
aDmINIsTRaTION
College President:
Sanford C. Shugart
Campus Presidents:
Stacey Johnson East & Winter Park campuses
Kathleen Plinske Osceola & Lake Nona campuses
Falecia Williams West Campus
Employees (as of 10/2011)
Staff: 1,631
Full-Time Faculty: 483
Part-Time Faculty (Adjunct): 1,121
Total: 3,235
Valencia is the 13th largest employer in Central Florida.
lOCaTIONs
Criminal Justice Institute (Established: 2006)
8600 Valencia College Lane, Orlando, FL 32825
40 acres, 1 building, 3 portables
East Campus (Established: 1974)
701 N. Econlockhatchee Trail, Orlando, FL 32825
108 acres, 8 buildings, 9 portables, 1 parking garage
lake Nona Campus (Established: 2010)
12350 Narcoossee Road, Orlando, FL 32832
23 acres, 2 buildings
Osceola Campus (Established: 1987)
1800 Denn John Lane, Kissimmee, FL 34744
100 acres, 4 buildings, 16 portables
sand lake Center (Established: 2004)
2411 Sand Lake Road, Orlando, FL 32809
2 buildings
West Campus (Established: 1971)
1800 S. Kirkman Road, Orlando, FL 32811
180 acres, 16 buildings
Winter Park Campus (Established: 1986)
850 W. Morse Boulevard, Winter Park, FL 32789
1 building
bUDgET
2012-2013 Projected Revenues: $164 million
2011-2012 Actual Revenues: $190 million
Valencia Foundation Endowment:
Thanks to alumni donations, grants and contributions from businesses, Valencia has one of the country’s largest community college endowments at $65 million.
Fall Term Starts: Aug. 27
Winter Break: Dec. 21-Jan. 1
Spring Term Starts: Jan. 7
Spring Break: March 4-10
Commencement: May 4
Summer Term Starts: May 6
For the complete Academic Calendar, visit valenciacollege.edu/calendar
2012-2013 aCaDEmIC CalENDaR
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Revised 10/2012 - © 2012 Valencia College | MSC072612-01