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Why Porter and Chester Institute?

PCI has been providing Career Training in
New England since 1946.

 

PCI has 9 campus locations throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts

 

PCI is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges is a national accrediting agency recognized by the US Department of Education.

 

In 2012, Porter and Chester Institute of Watertown received the School of Excellence Award from ACCSC which recognizes schools for their commitment to the expectations and rigors of ACCSC accreditation.

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Practical Nursing

Start your new career in as little as 12 short months!

Achieve earning power in the high demand Practical
Nursing field!

In the Practical Nursing program, you will be prepared to succeed within a critical nursing role in hospitals and
doctors' offices.

In the Practical Nursing program you will:

  • Become eligible to take the Practical Nurse Licensing Examination (NCLEX-PN). Porter and Chester Institute's Practical Nursing Program has an extremely high pass rate on the licensing examination!! Once you become an LPN, you are qualified to secure a well paying, promising, fulfilling career in this growing field.
  • Gain the hands-on skills and the knowledge base necessary for direct nursing care of patients in a variety of settings including hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, and doctor's offices, as well as in a variety of specialties such as obstetrical and pediatric nursing, psychiatric nursing, adult and geriatric nursing.
  • Class size is small giving you the advantage of personal attention. This will be prepared to provide nursing care to individuals with a variety of health problems at various stages of the life span within the many nursing roles: provider of care, manager of care, and member of a multi-disciplinary health care team.
  • Receive Ongoing Placement Assistance. Each PCI campus has full-time Career Services Advisors dedicated to helping all of our graduates find that job that is just right for them.

In addition to instruction and laboratory experience in a constantly evolving on-site facility, you will also experience a hands-on education in a variety of clinical settings including direct access to patients.

To learn more about the Practical Nursing program request more information from our Career Program Specialists.

Practical Nursing class days are from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and clinical days are from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The Practical Nursing Program is offered at the following campuses:

Connecticut:

Branford, Enfield, Rocky Hill, Stratford, Watertown

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