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Awards & Recognition

  Orleans Tech Awarded Military Friendly School Title from G.I. Jobs
G.I. Jobs, the premier magazine for military personnel transitioning into civilian life, has awarded Orleans Technical Institute the designation of Military Friendly School. Orleans is one of only four trade/technical schools in the Philadelphia region to make the 2012 Military Friendly Schools list, which honors the top 20 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace America’s military service members and veterans as students. The Military Friendly Schools list is the gold standard in letting veterans know which schools will offer them the greatest opportunity, flexibility and overall experience.

Orleans Receives Accreditation Renewal
In August 2010, Orleans Technical Institute received a 5-year renewal of accreditation from the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). Orleans Technical Institute has been accredited since 1981 and is licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education's State Board of Private Licensed Schools.

Orleans Receives Encore Opportunity Award
Orleans Technical Institute was presented with the prestigious 2009 Encore Opportunity Award by Civic Ventures, a national think tank on baby boomers, work and social purpose. This award, sponsored by the MetLife Foundation, honors eight employers nationally in the nonprofit and public sector with effective strategies for engaging experienced adults over 50 in meaningful "second careers." The award recognizes Orleans, where more than half of the roughly 120 employees are age 50-plus. In addition, the school helps the instructional staff, most of whom are former trades people with decades of experience, transfer their skills to the classroom and offer a unique experience to students.

Orleans Honors Its Employer Partners with Leadership Awards
Orleans Technical Institute and its parent organization, JEVS Human Services, awarded the following honors at "Strictly Business," an annual event that raises funds which provide scholarships to students attending Orleans Technical Institute. The awards honor business partners that hire graduates from Orleans. > Learn more
 

News & Newsworthy

Orleans Tech Hosts Court Reporting Convention
Orleans Technical Institute's Court Reporting Program was selected to be the host site for the National Court Reporters Association mini-convention in June 2010. The convention provided current students training in court reporting the opportunity to learn about the varying career opportunities in the field. The guest speaker was the Honorable Bradley K. Moss, Supervising Judge of Philadelphia Municipal Court - Civil Division.

Orleans Carpentry Students Recycle for the Dogs
Carpentry students at Orleans Technical Institute recycled materials used on their class project to build dog houses that were donated to a needy animal shelter that only had outdoor cages. The shelter decided to incorporate the mini-houses into a fund-raiser and community day activity where children could help paint the dog houses for either a monetary or supply donation.

From Deployment to Re-employment: Orleans Opens Doors for Vets
Dozens of military service members and vets have taken advantage of the job training programs provided at JEVS' Orleans Technical Institute as part of their education benefits. Orleans continues its commitment to those transitioning to civilian life and employment through a recent initiative with U.S. Representative Allyson Schwartz (13th Congressional District of Pennsylvania). In recognition of Veterans' Day 2009, Schwartz held her annual Veterans' Resource Expo at Orleans Tech. More than 200 people attended the event, which featured more than 20 national and local organizations, including federal agencies and non-profit organizations, to provide one-on-one information and resources to vets on employment and training, services available, and benefits assistance.

Volunteering to Keep Seniors Warm
Building trades students from Orleans Technical Institute participated in the Rhawnhurst NORC organization's "Winterization Day" in November 2009 to help those who are frail and elderly prepare their homes for winter. Volunteers changed residents' storm doors and windows, applied weatherstrip, and additional tasks to help seniors keep their homes warm. Orleans students participate in this community event in Northeast Philadelphia each year.

Orleans Opens New Facility in Northeast Philadelphia
On Monday, July 30, 2007, hundreds of students enrolled in the building trades and human services programs began class at Orleans Technical Institute's new home at 2770 Red Lion Road. The school is centrally located in Greater Northeast Philadelphia and in close proximity to Lower Bucks County, Eastern Montgomery County, and right across the bridges from South Jersey. On Monday, September 10, 2007, the doors opened to court reporting students who relocated from the school's Center City Philadelphia campus to begin a new chapter in their educational journey.