Private nonprofit · Community college

Orleans Technical College

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Large city

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Transfer rate: $20,113
Avg net price: 90%
Grad / completion: $38,668
Median earnings

Orleans Technical College is a private nonprofit certificate-granting institution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (large city setting), enrolling 340 undergraduates.

Private nonprofitSmall · 340 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 80% admitCold wintersNear the coast

About Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the United States. Before the arrival of Europeans in the early 17th century, the Lenape, an Indian tribe also known as the Delaware Indians, lived in the village of Shackamaxon in present-day Philadelphia and the surrounding area. Philadelphia is home to many national historical sites that relate to the founding of the United States. Independence National Historical Park is the center of these historical landmarks and one of the country's 22 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 13 miles to Philadelphia, PA
To the ocean: 5 miles
Nearest airport: 17 miles to Trenton Mercer (TTN)

How Orleans Technical College compares

Selectivity79.5%

More selective than 55% · #20 most selective of 40 in Pennsylvania

Graduation rate90%

Higher than 90% · #18 of 151 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention81%

Higher than 66%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,668

Higher than 63% · #72 of 137 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$20,113

Cheaper than 32% · #99 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$7,521

Lower than 79%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment340

Larger than 56%

Percentiles compare Orleans Technical College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Pennsylvania.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women247%
Men31693%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White20%
Black52%
Hispanic19%
Asian3.2%
Other or multiracial5.6%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 340
Student–faculty ratio: 16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 51%
First-generation students: 58%
Students over 25: 49%
Median family income: $18,670
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $8,154

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 48 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Pennsylvania98%
Other U.S. states2.1%

Most first-years stay in state — Orleans Technical College draws overwhelmingly from Pennsylvania.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: —
Room & board: —
Total cost of attendance: —
Average net price: $20,113

Admissions

Admission rate: 79.5%
Test scores: Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %): —
SAT average: —
SAT reading: —
SAT math: —
ACT composite: —

Outcomes

Graduated: 90%
First-year retention: 81%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $41,834
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $38,668
Median debt at graduation: $7,521
Students with federal loans: 51%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 29%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$17,941

$30–48k

$19,628

$48–75k

$22,757

$75–110k

$23,196

$110k+

$26,587

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Orleans Technical College funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $38,668
Typical debt at graduation: $7,521
Debt vs. one year's pay: 19%
Out-earn a HS grad: 45%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$32,667

Men

$40,826

Men out-earn women by $8,159 (25%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 88°F
Winter low: 27°F
Annual rain: 45″
Annual snow: 19.9″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Philadelphia NE AP, PA US station (0.6 mi from campus).

What Orleans Technical College graduates study — and earn

Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCert.

89 grads$39k 1 yr$52k 5 yr$8k debt

89$39,139$52,084$7,521 Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Cert.

71 grads$38k 1 yr$53k 5 yr$8k debt

71$37,848$52,694$7,521 Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCert.

50 grads$40k 1 yr$36k 5 yr$8k debt

50$39,735$35,968$7,521 CarpentersCert.

29 grads$22k 1 yr$33k 5 yr$8k debt

29$21,916$32,630$7,521 Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCert.

19 grads$36k 1 yr$40k 5 yr$8k debt

19$35,730$39,956$7,521 Legal Support ServicesAssoc.

— grads— 1 yr$40k 5 yr— debt

——$40,302—

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Tuition: $15k
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.