Porter & Chester Institute

Bridgeport, CT · Private for-profit · www.porterchester.edu/ ↗

Porter & Chester Institute is a private for-profit college in Bridgeport, Connecticut, set in a midsize city. It mostly awards certificates and has 1,373 undergraduate degree-seeking students. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Electrical and Power Transmission Installers; Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services; and Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Porter & Chester Institute at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
1,373
Similar schools: 127
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$21,791
Similar schools: $20,499
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$48,942
Similar schools: $32,752
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$12,965
Similar schools: $9,498

What the data shows about Porter & Chester Institute

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,749 private for-profit schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $21,791 a year, higher than the $20,499 median for similar schools. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $48,942, higher than the $32,752 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $12,965 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,498).