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Porter & Chester Institute
156 Boston Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06610 · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (860) 529-2519 · School website
Career programs at Porter & Chester Institute
Porter & Chester Institute reported 1,142 certificate and associate completions in 9 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in electrician (289). College Scorecard counts 1,373 undergraduates.
| Program | Award | Length | Program cost | Completions | Earnings, 1 yr | Funding and results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrician | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 289 | $37,569 | |
| Medical assistant | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 175 | $33,052 | |
| LPN/LVN | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 169 | $55,837 | |
| HVAC | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 162 | $43,235 | |
| Dental assistant | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 114 | $28,549 | |
| Automotive | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 97 | $34,030 | |
| Plumbing | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 59 | Not published | |
| Welding | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 43 | Not published | |
| IT support | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 34 | $38,611 |
Program cost is the whole-program tuition and fees a clock-hour school reports to IPEDS for its largest programs (2024-25). Earnings are College Scorecard medians for graduates of this school in that field, one year after completing; small cohorts are not published. WIOA list means the program appears on the state's eligible training provider list in the U.S. Department of Labor file (programs listed as of June 30, 2025).
Cost and aid at Porter & Chester Institute
What a year costs, 2024-25
- Tuition and fees, in districtIPEDS, academic-year schools
- $14,349
- Tuition and fees, in stateIPEDS
- $14,349
- Books and suppliesIPEDS
- $2,040
- Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
- $18,348
- Median federal debt at graduationCollege Scorecard, all programs
- $12,000
- Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students
- $41,588
Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.
- Porter & Chester Institute net price calculator (link from IPEDS)
- Financial aid office page (link from IPEDS)
How training gets paid for: Pell Grants, Workforce Pell, WIOA, GI Bill.
Other electrician programs within 40 miles
- Lincoln Technical Institute-SheltonShelton, CT · 5.7 mi · $33,855
- Porter & Chester Institute of HamdenHamden, CT · 16.7 mi
- Industrial Management Training InstituteWaterbury, CT · 25.4 mi · $22,227
- Lincoln Technical Institute-New BritainNew Britain, CT · 38.8 mi · $33,855