New Student Experience
The New Student Experience site is a valuable resource to help support you in your first semester and beyond! Valencia College offers more than ten different Student Life Skills courses such as:
- New Student Experience
- Career Development
- Job Search
- Digital Learning Strategies
Check out the full list of courses and see which one is right for you.
The New Student Experience course helps students explore their purpose by discovering their interests, strengths, and values to align with their educational and career goals.
Successful students demonstrate "Six P's" – designed to improve student learning and overall progress in college and beyond.
Students will demonstrate awareness of college support systems.
Students will create a personal purpose statement that outlines and articulates their values, goals, interests and strengths in relation to their educational and career aspirations.
Students will choose an academic program aligned with their educational/career goals, interests, strengths, and values.
Students will design an education plan that includes goals for learning and a financial plan.
Students will apply college success skills.
Students will demonstrate effective communication skills across populations.
Introduction to the 6 P's
First Year Tips for Success
Valencia College students share their first year tips for success.
The Six Ps: place, purpose, pathway, plan, preparation and personal connection.
- Place: Students will demonstrate awareness of college support systems
- Purpose: Students will create a personal purpose statement that outlines and articulates their values, goals, interests and strengths in relation to their educational and career aspirations
- Pathway: Students will choose an academic program aligned with their educational/career goals, interests, strengths, and values
- Plan: Students will design an education plan that includes goals for learning and a financial plan
- Preparation: Students will apply college success skills, and
- Personal Connection: Students will demonstrate effective communication skills across populations
Student Support and Services
Department Contact Information
*EAC = East Campus | OSC = Osceola Campus | WEC = West Campus
| Name | Department | Position | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Doll | Director of Campus Support | Coordinator, Campus Support | |
| Leslie Leadbeater | Dean of Academic Success | Administrative Assistant | (407) 582--4915 |
| Landon Shephard | Dean of Academic Success | Dean, Academic Success | (321) 582-4877 |
| Jennifer Tomlinson | Associate Provost Academic Learning | Assistant Vice President, Learning Support | (407) 582--1908 |
| LaVonda Walker | Curriculum & Articulation | Assistant Vice President, Curriculum & Transfer Initiatives |