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Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
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Since Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
The student to faculty ratio at Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
The freshmen retention rate is a measure of what percentage of first-year, full-time students come back for their sophomore year. The 49% rate at Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden is a good bit lower than the national rate of 68%. This could be for a number of reasons, such as students transferring after a year because they changed majors.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 371 undergraduates at Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden with 226 being full-time and 145 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden, approximately 85% of students took out student loans averaging $7,280 a year. That adds up to $29,120 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1245 Dixwell Avenue, Hamden, CT 06514 |
| Phone: | 475-234-6600 |
| Website: | www.porterchester.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration | 41 | NA |
| Dental Support Services | 34 | NA |
| Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 23 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 16 | NA |
| Electronics Maintenance & Repair | 16 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 10 | NA |
| Plumbing & Water Supply | 9 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 8 | NA |
| Drafting & Design Engineering Technology | 3 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 337 students took at least one online class at Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden. This is an increase from the 206 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 337 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | 206 | 2 |
| 2020-2021 | 292 | 12 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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