"Environmental engineering is a little known area of the CAD field, but a great area to earn a good living for those with the right skills. Porter and Chester Institute gave me all the basics I needed to get started in the field. The education I received in all the different disciplines of the Architectural and Civil CADD program enabled me to be truly successful in the environmental engineering CAD field."

- Patricia H.
CADD Grad

"Porter and Chester Institute helped me to completely turn my life around. I no longer have just a job, now I have a career. Porter and Chester institute helped me in every aspect of my education. They not only helped with learning the technical material they also helped me find employment. "

--Peter G.
Computer Networking Grad

"I was always interested in the automotive field and chose to go to Porter and Chester Institute because I liked the facility, the staff seemed very friendly and I didn't want to just work on mockups as I know all the other schools do. The hands-on training was great and the instructors were great at showing us how easy something, that seemed difficult and complicated, was to do. Before going to Porter and Chester Institute I knew nothing about repairing cars and the school helped me move forward with my life and start a new career in the automotive field."

- James R.
Automotive Grad

"Thanks to the staff at Porter and Chester, who believed in me and gave me that extra push, I was able to finish what I started. Most of all, thank you for all the help in getting me placed in the field. Thanks, Porter and Chester!"

- Blanca F.
Medical Assisting Grad

"Porter and Chester provided the training I needed to advance my career in heating and air conditioning."

- John C.
HVACR Grad

"I really enjoyed my total educational package at Porter and Chester Institute. I started working in the Architectural field before I graduated because of the school's awesome externship program. "

- Nicolas C.
CADD Grad

"Porter and Chester provided me with great hands on experience. The education they provided, along with the help of their job placement services got me to where I am today."

- David P.
Computer Networking Grad

"There was a great mixture of different types of people, young and old, in my class and we all learned a lot from each other. The hands on training I received at Porter and Chester Institute was very helpful. I use all the same skills in my job everyday! Porter and Chester Institute helped me get all the skills I needed to get a great job in the Medical Assisting Field."

- Irma R.
Medical Assisting Grad

"Thanks to the instructors and especially Mr. Witalis for preparing me for the great job I was placed in at Land Rover of Darien"

- Isiash C.
Automotive Grad

"Porter and Chester Institute helped me learn all I needed to know about the HVACR trade and they helped me get a job. Now I'm earning a good living working in a field that I like. "

- Thanh L.
HVACR Grad

"In the computer networking field, having a knowledge of Microsoft NT, Linux, Cisco and Novell are invaluable to being successful. Porter and Chester has given me all this and more."

- Sue K.
Computer Networking Grad

"The teachers are great! I learned "hands on" about every part of the car. The computer education is the best. I'm ready for a fantastic career in automotive."

- Jose M.
Automotive Grad

"I would like to thank Porter and Chester for helping me to find an amazing job and for the training that has prepared me for what ever comes my way."

- Todd C.
CADD Grad

"I'm very proud to be a graduate of Porter and Chester and am happy to be working here at Concentra."

- Jenn M.
Medical Assisting Grad

"What I really liked about Porter and Chester is that we learn in a real operating repair shop, working with informative instructors. Learning with real cars with real problems gives you an honest taste of the automotive field."

- Richard M.
Automotive Grad

"My high school architectural drafting class got me started. Porter and Chester Institute built upon this and tremendously expanded my knowledge and talent in this great career field. Today, I am working in the field and I love my job. My possibilities are endless because of Porter and Chester."

- Tony P.
CADD Grad

"Many thanks to my instructors and Porter and Chester Institute."

- David M.
HVACR Grad

"I chose Porter and Chester Institute for it's hands-on atmosphere. I loved the professionalism of the instructors. A very rewarding payoff for the short period of time I invested."

- Melody A.
Dental Assisting Grad

"The instructors at Porter and Chester are excellent. They prepared me for a future in Computer Aided Drafting and Design. Through Porter and Chester's externship program, I was able to get a hands on view of Drafting and my new career. Thanks Porter and Chester."

- Ryan D.
CADD Grad

"What I like about Porter and Chester is the hands on learning environment and personal teaching techniques. The instructors are great and the equipment is top notch."

- Edward G.
Computer Networking Grad

"The school and the instructors were great. Thanks to Porter and Chester I am now living my dream of working on high end BMWs."

- Ryan H.
Automotive Grad

"The instructors at Porter and Chester are great. They have prepared me for a new career in life, and I'm ready for it."

- Sue G.
Medical Assisting Grad

"Thanks to Porter and Chester and their graduate employment department I am now out there in the world. I'm educated, prepared and ready for my future and it's very bright. Thanks Porter and Chester."

- Fredrick V.
CADD Grad

"Porter and Chester was definitely the best school to go to. I really benefited from all the hands-on training and working with real cars, especially when it came to engines, transmissions, and front end work. "

- David C.
Automotive Grad

"The Instructors were motivating, interesting, and so knowledgeable that the text books were used mostly as reference. The hands-on training really provided a real-world experience. "

- Raymond T.
HVACR Grad

"I'm glad I chose Porter and Chester Institute. The entire staff was encouraging and really helpful. They were always available to me and my classmates for extra help. Now I'm exactly where I wanted to be, working with children."

- Traci D.
Medical Assisting Grad

"When I began at Porter and Chester, I knew nothing about computers. Now I'm A+ Certified and working in the field."

- Geoff L.
Computer Networking Grad

"I had been drafting by hand in the architecture and interior design field for years. And now, thanks to Porter and Chester Institute, I've learned computer aided drafting (CADD) and have moved into the 21st century."

- Sandra A.
CADD Grad

"The whole idea of working with HVACR equipment has always been my dream, and the education Porter and Chester Institute has given me will make my dreams possible."

- Jonel T.
HVACR Grad

"Porter and Chester Institute prepared me for a future in Computer Aided Design Drafting, which has helped me in my career. I'd like to thank the entire staff at the Porter and Chester Watertown Branch, who were all excellent, especially the instructors."

- Jeffrey S.
CADD Grad

"I've always loved working on cars. Now, I'm making a living at it. Thanks, Porter and Chester, for making it happen."

- Sean B.
Automotive Grad