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Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden

Hamden, Connecticut Private for-profit 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden is a private for-profit two-year institution in Hamden, Connecticut. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 402 students in fall 2024. It is part of Porter and Chester.

Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden offers certificates across 8 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician, Medical/Clinical Assistant, and Electrician. It awarded 231 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 30% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
402
Students enrolled
30%
First-year retention
231
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
8
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 8

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 3
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Construction Trades 2

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
30%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Certificates of 1 to 2 years
196
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
35

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
402
Undergraduates, fall 2024
402
Full-time, fall 2024
71%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
659
Full-time, 2024-25
76%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
44%
Men
56%
White
19%
Hispanic or Latino
26%
Black or African American
40%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
8%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
65%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Quarter
Part of
Porter and Chester
President and CEO
James A. Bologa
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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