Porter & Chester Institute
Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Trade or career school
- Private for-profit
- City
- 1,373 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 97 finishedGraduates here earned $44,695 a year after finishingNationally: $43,278
Computers and IT
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 34 finishedGraduates here earned $39,803 a year after finishingNationally: $40,930
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificateGraduates here earned $32,218 a year after finishingNationally: $23,574
Dental assisting and hygiene
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 114 finishedGraduates here earned $35,455 a year after finishingNationally: $30,575
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 289 finishedGraduates here earned $42,734 a year after finishingNationally: $44,469
Engineering technology
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 19 finishedGraduates here earned $47,333 a year after finishingNationally: $45,790
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 162 finishedGraduates here earned $48,757 a year after finishingNationally: $42,278
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 4 finishedGraduates here earned $41,044 a year after finishingNationally: $40,159
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 175 finishedGraduates here earned $37,513 a year after finishingNationally: $32,268
Plumbing and pipefitting
- Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate · 59 finishedGraduates here earned $39,712 a year after finishingNationally: $41,980
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 169 finishedGraduates here earned $64,388 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 43 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $21,791per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $28,576sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $13,748Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 24%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 58%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $45,1286 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $48,94210 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $12,965federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Porter & Chester Institute, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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