As for being a respectable and credible role-model, Orlando was well educated with many advanced degrees in nursing. In 1947, she received a diploma in nursing from the Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital School of Nursing in New York. In 1951, she received a Bachelor of Science degree in public health nursing from St. John’s University in Brooklyn, New York. And in 1954, Orlando received her Master of Arts degree in mental health consultation from Teachers College, Columbia University.