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Valencia College is a public located in Orlando, Florida. Valencia College has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at Valencia College is in the top 5% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $38,070 10 years after enrolling, 46th in Florida, and in the bottom 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Valencia College bachelor students earn 4% more than the national average. Valencia College is ranked 3rd in Florida.
Valencia College’s median net annual cost of $5,354 and average years to graduate of 3.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 2 programs at Valencia College sorted by number of graduates - Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment , Electric Engr. Tech - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$5,354
Average years to graduate
3.3
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 3.3 years. 52% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Valencia College is 6% lower than the state average, and 8% above the average for all community college - baccalaureates in the country.
At Valencia College, Pell Grant recipients represent 36% of the measured graduating class, 1% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Valencia College graduates within 4.3 years.
Valencia College is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Valencia College’s economic mobility score of 30.78 is calculated by adjusting the 1.46 economic score of lower-income students by the 36% pell grant recipients within the student body. Valencia College’s EMS of 30.78 ranks in the top 10% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 10%
The average Title IV recipient at Valencia College pays $5,354 a year, $-1,614 less than the $3,740 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $5,354
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Valencia College, 68% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $5,354 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 22% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $5,148. This is 32% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$4,897
Pell grants
$4,663
State grants
$2,267
Institutional grants
$1,160
Full time
54%
83%
Female
58%
59%
First time
65%
59%
In-state
88%
68%
1st generation
42%
35%
White
25%
52%
Black
18%
14%
Hispanic
40%
15%
Asian
4%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
13%
12%