From Valencia News' Carol Traynor:
Valencia College was awarded a $5.25 million grant by the U.S. Department of Education this week. The funding comes from the federal Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program, which is designed to expand educational opportunities on campuses where Hispanics and other minorities make up a large portion of the student body.
Valencia secured the five-year federal grant with the support of Florida Congressman Alan Grayson and Sen. Bill Nelson. The first year’s funding is broken into two $525,000 awards. One will be used to increase the number of career and technical education programs at Valencia’s Osceola Campus. The other will bolster student advising on the East Campus to help more students graduate and transfer to bachelor’s degree programs.
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