Oil Region Venango Campus

05/01/2026

Unfortunately, this event has been cancelled for May 2nd, keep an eye out for our reschedule date!

🌲🥾 Stay Safe. Stay Confident. Hit the Trail Prepared. 🥾🌲

Whether you’re hiking, walking, or exploring the outdoors, knowing how to protect yourself is just as important as knowing the trail.

Join us for a FREE Trail Safety & Self-Defense Class designed to give you practical skills, confidence, and awareness for real-world situations.

May 2nd, 2026 at 10am at the Oil Region Venango Campus, in the Rhoades Center

Learn how to:
✔️ Stay aware and avoid dangerous situations
✔️ Protect yourself if needed
✔️ Build confidence on and off the trail
✔️ Enjoy the outdoors with peace of mind

This is a great opportunity for hikers, outdoor enthusiasts, and anyone who wants to feel safer and more prepared.

👉 Register here:
https://gemseventmgt.com/events/trail-safety-and-self-defense-class

Bring a friend and take the first step toward safer adventures.

04/23/2026

🌲🥾 Stay Safe. Stay Confident. Hit the Trail Prepared. 🥾🌲

Whether you’re hiking, walking, or exploring the outdoors, knowing how to protect yourself is just as important as knowing the trail.

Join us for a FREE Trail Safety & Self-Defense Class designed to give you practical skills, confidence, and awareness for real-world situations.

May 2nd, 2026 at 10am at the Oil Region Venango Campus, in the Rhoades Center

Learn how to:
✔️ Stay aware and avoid dangerous situations
✔️ Protect yourself if needed
✔️ Build confidence on and off the trail
✔️ Enjoy the outdoors with peace of mind

This is a great opportunity for hikers, outdoor enthusiasts, and anyone who wants to feel safer and more prepared.

👉 Register here:
https://gemseventmgt.com/events/trail-safety-and-self-defense-class

Bring a friend and take the first step toward safer adventures.

03/10/2026

The Oil Region Venango Campus is a great place to grow and hone your skills. Join FLEX to hear from local leaders as we explore leadership, resilience, and community through sports and recreation

02/20/2026

📰 Local News Lives On — Right Here at Oil Region Venango Campus

We are proud to share that TheDerrick.com will continue providing reliable, regional news coverage through a new collaboration between the Derrick Publishing Company and the Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry and Tourism (ORA).

As The Derrick and The News-Herald transition into their next chapter, the digital news platform will continue serving the region — and in the near future, operations will relocate to offices here at the Oil Region Venango Campus.

Local journalism matters. Strong communities rely on trusted reporting, informed voters, transparent government, and stories that celebrate the people and places that make our region special. We are honored that the legacy of these historic publications will continue as part of the Campus’ growing role as a hub for rural development, workforce advancement, and community collaboration.

Since the ORA assumed management of the campus, our mission includes preservation of our heritage while building new opportunity. Supporting the continuation of dependable local news aligns directly with that commitment.

We look forward to welcoming the news team to campus and to supporting this important next chapter for the Oil Region.

Excitement filled classrooms at Oil City’s Seventh Street Elementary School on Friday afternoon as students swapped Valentine’s Day cards, candy and small gifts while their laughter rose in anticipation of the final bell and a three-day weekend.

01/05/2026

We are very excited to share our partnership with Indiana University of Pennsylvania that is bringing Paramedic training to Venango County! Classes for this program will be held in the Suhr Library on the Oil Region Venango Campus and will be in person with a local instructor and done simultaneously with an instructor at IUP. To learn more, or register for classes, follow the link below.

Paramedic program, primarily designed for future EMS personnel

12/11/2025

This was a great even sponsored by the Venango Area Chamber of Commerce and United Way of Venango and Titusville Region! Follow to stay up to date on more personal and professional development opportunities!

10/22/2025

The Venango Technology Center adult LPN class wore pink today in support of breast cancer awareness. Honor survivors, care for caregivers, and always remember those who are no longer with us. Make sure you and your loved ones get regular cancer screenings. Resources, moral support, ways to give and get help, and more are available at cancer.org.

08/09/2025

The newly launched Center for Community Innovation will be holding informational sessions for non-profit organizations in Clarion and Venango Counties. The sessions will discuss how the Center can help your non-profit with grant consultation, research and recommendation, grant writing, and fiscal grant management.

Pre-registration is required, and can be done by clicking the following link https://forms.gle/dsHvLvbo6iE3m4JG7 . The dates include:

*Venango County - Tuesday, August 26th, 2025, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm at Suhr Library, Oil Region Venango Campus, 1801 W. 1st Street, Oil City

*Clarion County - Wednesday, August 27th, 2025, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, Clarion Free Library, 644 Main Street, Clarion.

A light lunch will be served during the presentation. We hope to see you there!

07/31/2025

Let us introduce you to the Venango Technology Center Practical Nursing class 2026 Oil Region Venango Campus.

06/23/2025

We are very excited to have Community Services joining the ORVC family!

❗️BIG ANNOUNCEMENT❗️
We're MOVING to Oil Region Venango Campus effective July 1, 2025!

This move includes ONLY our Administrative, Early Head Start and Welcome Every Child Staff. All other offices and services are remaining in their current locations!

05/12/2025

You are invited!
The Oil Region Alliance invites the public for a tour of the Oil Region Venango Campus on Tuesday May 13th, starting in the Rhoades Center at 4:30pm followed by a listening session and discussion of ideas and future plans for the campus to follow.

Those who are not able to attend, but would like to provide feedback may do so via a survey at https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8297134/ORVC-General-Feedback


Those planning to attend are asked to register at https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8278639/Tour-RSVP-May