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Orleans Technical College

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Private non-profit career college

Electrician schoolsConstruction trades programsHVAC schoolsPlumbing schools
90%completion rate · Pennsylvania avg 66%
$7,521median debt of graduates
$41,834median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$38,668median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$26,587annual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (Accredited)
Address: 2770 Red Lion Road, Philadelphia, PA 19114 · Phone: (215) 728-4700 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Orleans Technical Col… Orleans Technical Col…: 90% 90% Pennsylvania average Pennsylvania average: 66.2% 66.2% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Electricians$45,600$67,600$95,500
Construction laborers$37,480$49,400$61,810
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers$45,970$62,400$74,620
Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters$46,770$68,080$91,820

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Pennsylvania (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate, 300–899 hours 89 $36,391 $33,192 $7,521
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 300–899 hours 71 $36,436 $36,344 $7,521
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Certificate, 300–899 hours 50 $27,522 $24,532 $7,521
Carpenters Certificate, 300–899 hours 29 $26,860 $25,967 $7,521
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 19 $24,204 $24,615 $7,521

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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