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Porter and Chester Institute and Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden are accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). The Medical Assisting program is additionally accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES).
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC)
2101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 302
Arlington, Virginia 22201
(703) 247-4212
www.accsc.org
*Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) (Medical Assisting, programmatic accreditation)
6116 Executive Blvd., Suite 730
North Bethesda, MD 20852
(301) 291-7550
www.abhes.org
* Offered at Worcester , MA campus only*
State Approval and Licensing
Porter and Chester Institute and Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden are approved by the Connecticut Office of Higher Education. Porter and Chester Institute is licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Occupational Licensure, Office of Private Occupational School Education.
If you would like to review the documents which authorize Porter and Chester state approval and accreditation they are available for viewing in the lobby of each campus.
Veterans Approval
All Porter and Chester Institute campuses are approved to train veterans and their qualified dependents who are eligible for Veterans Administration educational benefits. See the program pages for individual program eligibility. GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.
Memberships
The faculty and staff of Porter and Chester are represented in the following associations and have access to their publications:
- Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA)
- Alldata
- American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)
- American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA)
- American Design/Drafting Association (ADDA)
- American Correctional Association (ACA)
- American Heart Association Instructor Network
- American Institute of Steel Construction
- American Medical Technologists (AMT)
- American Nurses’ Association (ANA)
- Apple Developers Network
- Apple Teacher Network
- ASE - National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence
- Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
- Automatic Transmission Rebuilders Association (ATRA)
- Automotive Engine Rebuilders Association (AERA)
- Automotive Service Association (ASA)
- Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU)
- CompTIA
- CompTIA Academic Partner Program
- CT Association of Professional Financial Aid Administrators (CAPFAA)
- Connecticut League for Nursing
- Connecticut Nurses’ Association
- Connecticut State Dental Association (CSDA)
- Eastern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (EASFAA)
- Imagine America Foundation
- Indoor Air Quality Association
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
- International Society of Bone Densitometrists
- Massachusetts Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (MASFAA)
- Massachusetts Society of Medical Assistants (MSMA)
- National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)
- National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC)
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
- National League for Nursing (NLN)
- National Oil Heat Research Alliance (NORA)
- New England Private Career School Association (NEPCSA)
- North American Council of Automotive Teachers (NACAT)
- North American Technical Excellence (NATE)
- Oil Energy Service Providers
- Refrigeration Service Engineers (RSES)
- Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
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