Valencia College, also known as Valencia, is a public state college in Orlando, Florida, United States. Valencia is the third-largest member institution of the Florida College System.The college was founded in 1967 as "Valencia Junior College", taking the name "Valencia Community College" in 1971. In December 2010, Valencia's Board of Trustees voted to change the college's name to "Valencia College," because the academic scope of the school had expanded to include bachelor's degrees.