Program and Term Schedule

If, in the opinion of the Institute, there is insufficient enrollment to make the class start of a program session or section feasible, the Institute reserves the right to cancel that class. In the event of a cancellation, the student may postpone enrollment to the next available class start, or the student may cancel the enrollment. If the student cancels the enrollment, all the money the student paid the Institute will be refunded promptly.

Holiday and Vacation Schedule

The following holiday and vacation schedule applies to the Auto, CADD, CNT, ELT, HVACR, LVT, Plumbing, Practical Nursing, Welding, Dental Assisting and Medical Assisting programs:

The following holiday and vacation schedule applies to the CICRE program:

Governance and Ownership

Policy Formulation

The Porter and Chester Institute, Inc. (the parent company of Porter and Chester Institute and Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden) is owned by the College of Court Reporting in Valparaiso, Indiana, as the majority shareholder. The plans and policies of Porter and Chester are formulated by its board director and implemented by its administrative staff and faculty. While the board director is ultimately responsible for plans and policies, all members of the administrative staff and faculty contribute to the continuing improvements that are essential to keep the Institute current with the occupational skills and knowledge it teaches.

Faculty

In selecting faculty members, the Institute requires individuals with a talent for instruction, supervisory capability, and firsthand experience.

This practical experience is an essential ingredient for enabling the Institute to graduate students who require a minimum of orientation and education by their future employers. It is this “nuts and bolts” knowhow that isn’t written in books that makes Porter and Chester Institute graduates attractive to employers.

Board Director

James A. Bologa

Academic Integrity/ Academic Dishonesty

Academic Dishonesty encompasses all forms of cheating and aiding someone to cheat. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Taking someone else’s work and representing it as your own (plagiarism)
• Copying another student’s answers or allowing your answers to be copied
• Submitting assignments which were completed by someone other than yourself
• Using outside resources (books, websites, etc.) during a quiz or exam, unless the test had been specifically designated as “open book”
• Falsifying Externship timesheets or evaluation forms

All students involved in incidents of cheating (violation of Academic Integrity) will receive a “0” for the assignment and are subject to additional disciplinary actions including grade reduction, course failure, probation, suspension or dismissal. Students falsifying externship records are subject to dismissal from their site and their program.