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Porter & Chester Institute

Bridgeport, Connecticut Private for-profit 2-year Midsize city

Overview

Located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Porter & Chester Institute is a private for-profit two-year institution. Its campus is in a midsize city. It enrolled 1,373 students in fall 2024. It is part of Porter and Chester.

Porter & Chester Institute offers certificates across 11 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Electrician, Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician, and Medical/Clinical Assistant. It awarded 975 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 49% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,373
Students enrolled
49%
First-year retention
975
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
11
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 11

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

Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Health Professions 3
Construction Trades 2
Precision Production 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Engineering Technologies 1

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
49%
First-year retention, part-time students
9%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates of 1 to 2 years
901
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
74

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,373
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,373
Full-time, fall 2024
69%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,703
Full-time, 2024-25
75%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

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

Women
35%
Men
65%
White
22%
Hispanic or Latino
30%
Black or African American
30%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
5%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
10%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
10
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
1%
Students taking some online courses
74%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Quarter
Part of
Porter and Chester
President, 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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