by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Valencia College was awarded 443 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health professions.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Valencia College is ranked #523 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Out of the 77 colleges in Florida, Valencia College is ranked at #14.
As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Valencia College since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
At Valencia College, the student to faculty ratio is 19 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Valencia College is 30%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 45,949 undergraduates at Valencia College with 16,488 being full-time and 29,461 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Valencia College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Valencia College, approximately 22% of students took out student loans averaging $5,148 a year. That adds up to $20,592 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Valencia College is 8.3%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Valencia College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1768 Park Center Drive, Orlando, FL 32835 |
| Phone: | 407-299-2187 |
| Website: | valenciacollege.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 420 | NA |
| Nursing | 110 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 61 | $59,471 |
| Electronics Engineering Technology | 31 | $62,028 |
| Computer Information Systems | 21 | NA |
| Horticulture | 0 | NA |
| Journalism | 0 | NA |
| Real Estate | 0 | NA |
| Computer Programming | 0 | NA |
| Computer Software & Applications | 0 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 36,576 students took at least one online class at Valencia College. This is a decrease from the 43,996 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 36,576 | 26,377 |
| 2019-2020 | 43,996 | 41,206 |
| 2018-2019 | 22,368 | 9,219 |
| 2017-2018 | 20,305 | 7,987 |
| 2016-2017 | 18,746 | 7,052 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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