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Orleans Technical College

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 2-year·Mid East·orleanstech.edu
6-yr Graduation
90%
—
Total enrollment
340
peer median 623
Avg net price
$20,113
+$177 vs peer
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About

Orleans Technical College is a vocational institution located in Philadelphia, PA, specializing in training for careers in building and construction trades and healthcare. The college offers a variety of programs, including practical nursing and trades like carpentry and plumbing. The founding year is not mentioned on the page.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
122
122 candidates competed
Admitted
97
79.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
60
61.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
90%
Full-time retention
81%

Pell equity

0.9pp gap
Pell recipients
90%87 of 97
Non-Pell (all)
91%30 of 33
Subsidized loan, no Pell
90%18 of 20
No Federal Aid
92%12 of 13

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 8 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 8 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
8
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

8programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data8 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
8

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

5
Carpenters
Undergraduate Certificate · Construction Trades
23%
$7,521 debt · $32,136 earn
Building/Construction Finishing Management and Inspection
Undergraduate Certificate · Construction Trades
16%
$7,521 debt · $48,028 earn
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Construction Trades
15%
$7,521 debt · $51,813 earn
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
Undergraduate Certificate · Construction Trades
15%
$7,521 debt · $51,716 earn
Heating Air Conditioning Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC HACR HVAC HVACR)
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
13%
$7,521 debt · $56,529 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 1981Next review Feb 2028

Action history · 2

  1. Jul 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
  2. Jun 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$17,941
$30–48k$19,628
$48–75k$22,757
$75–110k$23,196
$110k+$26,587

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$20,113
+$177vs peer median $19,937
Federal loans
50.8%

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 370 students received $1.8M in Pell grants, alongside $2.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
370
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.8M
$1,823,467 total
Direct Loans
$2.4M
554 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$872K
257 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$986K
240 loan awards
Parent PLUS$547K
57 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 253 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (1.9%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.9%
-0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
253
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
10.2%
2017
8.8%
2018
4.9%
2019
1.9%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Orleans Technical College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs8
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

0 total completions
01Business
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
340
12-mo unduplicated
570
Undergraduate
570
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
83%471
Women
17%99

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
52.1%
White
19.7%
Hispanic
19.4%
Two or more
3.5%
Asian
3.2%
Unknown
1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 245 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    16.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    12

    Orleans Technical College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Orleans Technical College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectOrleans Technical College
    		90%—340$20,113—
    Pennco Tech-Blackwood
    		——875$22,671—
    Pennco Tech-Bristol
    		——771$19,197Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
    		——810$17,850Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia
    		—100.0%468$29,960—
    Rosedale Technical College
    		—75.0%475$19,760Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Peer group median90%87.5%623$19,937

    Institutions like Orleans Technical College

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Orleans Technical College's comparison group.

    IPEDS

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    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Orleans Technical College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Orleans Technical College.

    What is the graduation rate at Orleans Technical College?

    Orleans Technical College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 90% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Orleans Technical College?

    Orleans Technical College reports a total enrollment of 340 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Orleans Technical College?

    The average net price at Orleans Technical College is $20,113 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Orleans Technical College?

    Orleans Technical College's yield rate is 61.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Orleans Technical College located?

    Orleans Technical College is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19114-1014.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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