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Valencia College Data & Information Overview

443 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
8% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Valencia College Ranked?

#523 Best Colleges in Nation
#14 Best Colleges in FL
Allied Health Professions Highest Ranked Major
Value Badge

2024 Rankings

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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Overall Quality

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.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Valencia College?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

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.

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Valencia College Faculty

19 to 1 Student to Faculty
30% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

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.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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%.

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Retention and Graduation Rates at Valencia College

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Valencia College Undergraduate Student Diversity

16,488 Full-Time Undergraduates
61.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
58.5% Percent Women

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.

How Much Does Valencia College Cost?

$5,354 Net Price
22% Take Out Loans
$20,592 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Valencia College is $5,354. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

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.

Student Loan Debt

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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How Much Money Do Valencia College Graduates Make?

$38,070 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Valencia College make around $38,070 per year during the early years of their employment. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

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See which majors at Valencia College make the most money.

Location of Valencia College

Florida State
16,488 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
Valencia College is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

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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/

Valencia College Majors

29 Majors With Completions
9,974 Undergraduate Degrees
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

Learn more about the majors offered at Valencia College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Valencia College

84% Take At Least One Class Online
60% Take All Classes Online

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

Learn more about online learning at Valencia College.

Notes and References

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.

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