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Trade schools / Connecticut

Porter & Chester Institute

Bridgeport, CT 06610

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TypePrivate for-profit
LevelLess-than-two-year
Trade programs6
IPEDS ID130174
Programs

Trade credentials awarded

From the 2024 IPEDS completions file. Counts are credentials awarded in the reporting year — a size signal, not a quality score.

Trade Credentials offered Awarded that year
⚡ Electrical Certificate / diploma 289
❄️ HVAC & Refrigeration Certificate / diploma 162
🚗 Automotive & Collision Repair Certificate / diploma 97
🔧 Plumbing & Pipefitting Certificate / diploma 59
🔥 Welding & Metal Fabrication Certificate / diploma 43
🔩 Industrial & Electrical Maintenance Certificate / diploma 4

This is what Porter & Chester Institute reported awarding — not a full course catalogue. The school may run programs that awarded nothing in the reporting year, and may have added or dropped programs since. Confirm directly before applying.

Before you apply

Questions worth asking Porter & Chester Institute

  • What does the Connecticut licensing board credit from this programme toward my apprenticeship or licence hours?
  • How many hands-on hours — booth, bench, or live equipment — are in the programme each week?
  • Which employers hired from last year's class, by name?
  • What is the total cost including tools, materials, and testing fees, not just tuition?
  • Is there a registered apprenticeship in this trade locally that would pay me to learn the same material?

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