Career Programs at Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden is $14,870 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all career programs and costs for some program may quietly differ from the average cost.

Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden offers the alternative tuition plans including tuition guarantee.

74% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $5,201 (exclude student loans).

Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$14,870
Average Financial Amount	$5,201

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden offers 9 vocational programs for 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 143 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
2 Years Certificate	9	0	143
Total	9	0	143

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD	✕	8	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	31 completers	-
Electrician	✕	24	-
Plumbing Technology/Plumber	✕	7	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	44 completers	-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair	✕	16	-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	✕	20	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	8	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	60 completers	-
Dental Assisting/Assistant	✕	21	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	15	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	24	-
	Total	143

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 426 students are attending at Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden. There are 11 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 13 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 13 to 1 (7.69%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 19 (full-time) and 17 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden is 65% and the retention rate is 52% at the school.

Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	426
Graduation Rate	65%
Number of Faculty	24
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

Student Population at Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 318 students enrolled into Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden. By gender, 150 male and 168 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden.

Student Population By Gender
Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden
	Total	Male	Female
Total	318	150	168
Full-time	275	131	144
Part-tme	43	19	24

There are 63 White (19.81%), 118 Black/African American (37.11%), 69 Hispanic (21.70%), 9 Asian (2.83%), and 127 students with other races attending Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden
	Total	Male	Female
Total	318	150	168
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	9	3	6
Black/African American	118	41	77
Hispanic	69	36	33
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	63	46	17
Two More	21	9	12
Un-Known	36	14	22
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

2 students (0.63% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 204 students (64.15% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden.

Distance Learning Student Population at Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden
	Number of Students
Total	318
Enrolled Online Exclusively	2
Enrolled Some Online Courses	204
Not in Online Courses	112

By age range, at Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden, 108 students are aged 20 to 24 (33.96% of total students), 41 students are aged below 20 (12.89%), 4 students are aged above 50 (2.52%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden
	Total	Male	Female
Total	318	150	168
Under 18	4	2	2
Age 18-19	37	25	12
Age 20-21	45	26	19
Age 22-24	63	31	32
Age 25-29	58	22	36
Age 30-34	48	18	30
Age 35-39	26	12	14
Age 40-49	32	12	20
Age 50-64	4	2	2
Age Un-Known	1	0	1

Directory and Accreditation Information

Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden is accredited by Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (1/28/1968 - Current[Estimated Date]).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden.

1245 Dixwell Avenue, Hamden, CT

475-234-6600

School Website

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Financial Aid Information

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