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Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford is a private for-profit institution situated in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

1,458 Full-Time Undergraduates
$15,550 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford?

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Contact details for Porter and Chester Institute are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 156 Boston Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06610
Phone: 860-529-2519
Website: www.porterchester.edu

Can I Afford Porter and Chester Institute?

$15,550 In-State Tuition
80% Take Out Loans
5.3% Loan Default Rate
During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at Porter and Chester Institute paid $358 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $15,550 $15,550
Fees $306 $306
Books and Supplies $2,040 $2,040

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Porter and Chester Institute, approximately 80% of students took out student loans averaging $8,616 a year. That adds up to $34,464 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Porter and Chester Institute is 5.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,458 Full-Time Undergraduates
49% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,633 undergraduate students at Porter and Chester Institute, with 1,458 being full-time and 175 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,458 full-time undergraduates at Porter and Chester Institute, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 35
Black or African American 402
Hispanic or Latino 343
White 468
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 210

Online Learning at Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford

79 Took All Classes Online
944 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2020-2021, 944 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Porter and Chester Institute has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 2nd most popular in Connecticut for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

References

*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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