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By Ken Jackson Staff Writer

Heres a note for residents in and around Poinciana who are trying to fit an education at Valencia College into their schedule while cutting down that long commute:

Those in charge who can put a campus in Poinciana are doing what they can to make that happen.

A Poinciana college campus, possibly a multi-building outpost making up about 20 acres, appeared high on a wish list of construction and renovation priorities that school administrators would like to take on through the end of the decade.

The college must have its proposal approved for the new campus by the schools Board of Trustees before it can officially appear before the Florida Department of Education, Osceola Campus President Kathleen Plinske said.

While funding can begin to be procured, it is not at the top of the list.

Still, that proposal will go to the trustees in July.

I feel pretty passionate about a campus nearer to Poinciana, Plinske said. Thats a trip of 30 to 45 minutes by car. Weve been offering a dozen or so classes at Liberty High School, and they always fill up. So we know that there is a need and a demand there.

She said that in Osceola County, Liberty and Poinciana high schools have the lowest rate of students continuing to college after graduation, but a closer campus could change that.

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