| > | | | | Ten different career programs are offered by the |
| A technical school with eight locations covering | | | | institute. Automotive Technology, CADD, Computer |
| Connecticut and Massachusetts in the United States , | | | | Network, Electrician, Electronic System, HVACR are |
| Porter and Chester Institute provides career based | | | | the main programs offered with day class duration of |
| education. Campus | | | | 12 months and evening class duration of 18 months. |
| With seven regular and one affiliate campus located | | | | Other programs with 9 months duration in day time but |
| throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts , there are | | | | 12-15 months duration for evening time are |
| overall eight campuses. Main campuses are located in | | | | administrative health specialist, dental assisting, medical |
| Stratford , Connecticut . Others are Enfield , Rocky Hill, | | | | assisting, and practical nursing. Online education is not |
| and Watertown in Connecticut and Canton , | | | | available. |
| Westborough and Chicopee in Massachusetts . Only | | | | Admission |
| affiliate campus is located at Branford in Connecticut . | | | | Open admission policy is followed by the institution. |
| Brief History | | | | Details can be viewed on the state university website. |
| Porter school of Engineering Design was founded in | | | | Accreditation |
| Hartford in Connecticut in 1946. In the year 1973 it | | | | Porter and Chester Institute is accredited by |
| merged with Chester Institute for Technical Education | | | | Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and |
| of Stratford, Connecticut. That was the time when the | | | | Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT), Accrediting |
| name Porter and Chester Institute was adopted | | | | Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) and the |
| standardizing the curriculum. Porter School at Rocky | | | | Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). |
| Hills became the Rocky Hill campus of the institute. | | | | Chicopee campus is accredited by Commission on |
| Waterbury and Enfield campuses were established in | | | | Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs |
| 1979 and 1986 respectively. In 1987 the Rocky Hill | | | | upon the recommendation of the Curriculum Review |
| branch was moved to Wethersfield . Chicopee | | | | Board of the American Association of Medical |
| campus was established in 1993 and Connecticut | | | | Assistants Endowment (CRB-AAMAE). Institute is also |
| School of Electronics war merged in 1995 and was | | | | approved by the Commission of Higher Education of |
| moved to New Heaven at Branford , Connecticut . A | | | | Connecticut and Massachusetts . |
| new campus was established in Westborough in 2002 | | | | Student Support and Financial Aids |
| and finally the Canton Branch was opened in 2009. | | | | Porter and Chester Institute offers academic and |
| Unique Features | | | | career counseling, PT cost defraying employment, and |
| Porter and Chester Institute got the School of | | | | career placement and on campus library services. |
| Excellence award in 2009 from ACCSCT. Also the | | | | Extensive undergraduate morning or evening classes |
| day programs span 12 months but the evening | | | | are also available. Financial assistance includes federal, |
| programs span 18 months of course duration. | | | | state, local, and institutional grants, scholarships and |
| Programs Offered | | | | student loan aids. |