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Found 71 of over 71 reviews
2.5
28% Recommend to a Friend
27% Approve of CEO

Found 71 of over 71 reviews

2.5
28%
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27%
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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment

Pros
  • "Great People to work with.(in 7 reviews)
  • "Great coworkers and students Lower management ok(in 3 reviews)
Cons
  • "awful benefits(in 12 reviews)
  • "no training for new employees(in 4 reviews)
  • "The CEO has no idea how miserable people are with the corporate side of this company.(in 4 reviews)
  • "Disorganized management and cold culture delivers very apparent feeling that company ownership only cares about profits and not their employees.(in 3 reviews)
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  1. 5.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Wonderful Mission, team & operation

    Jun 29, 2022 - Director of Technology in Rocky Hill, CT
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
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    Pros

    Highly dedicated to students academic experience & future success. Every Student Gets a Job was the mantra

    Cons

    Working through the challenges of the COVID landscape, as everyone is.

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  2. 4.0
    Current Employee

    Great place to work

    May 5, 2023 - Educational Funding Specialist 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Co-workers are great. Good pay. Good benefits.

    Cons

    Company has lost clients and revenue is down. Reorganization is not alway done correctly.

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  4. 1.0
    Former Employee, more than 5 years

    A sinking ship

    Apr 5, 2023 - Career Services Advisor 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
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    Pros

    Some very caring people do work here

    Cons

    Everything else. I doubt the school will be open in 2024.

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  5. 1.0
    Current Employee

    Porter and Chester Institute

    Jan 4, 2023 - Program Coordinator 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Paid vacations and holiday, 401K, no match.

    Cons

    Low salary vs industry standards. Poor management from upper level, lacks focus and direction. High turnover of employees due to disorganization and lack of official training programs. Discriminates against woman vs men in same position, by providing lower salaries to woman in same position. Salaries based on youth-ageism is apparent.

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  6. 2.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    Began hopeful, left dissatisfied and discontent

    Aug 9, 2022 - Practical Nursing Instructor in Waterbury, CT
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Campus level staff are usually pretty great

    Cons

    No pay increases (raises or standard of living) Benefits are expensive and not worth the cost No company match/contribution to 401k Vacation/sick time does not roll over Lacking support from senior leadership High attrition rates No consistency from leadership Low standards for enrolling students Business’s bottom line is income over quality student output

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  7. 1.0
    Current Employee, more than 8 years

    The CEO has no clue

    Mar 21, 2022 - Instructor 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
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    Pros

    It's a Great Idea. Training students for a Trade is a wonderful concept.

    Cons

    Literally everything else. The CEO has NO IDEA what he is doing. A total restructure of staff and moving Programs ONLINE with no Hands on Labs is a waste of money for students. They can GOOGLE and get the same education for free. The equipment the students receive is sub-par. Most students can't complete what is required with their equipment. The purchasing dept is the biggest joke of the company. Items are not ordered in a timely manner resulting in a loss for the students. They need to remember the student has paid and it is not coming out of their pocket. If you are an employee: good luck. No raises: and the worst health benefits packages I have ever had.

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    1 person found this review helpful
  8. 4.0
    Former Employee, more than 5 years

    Instructor

    Mar 12, 2022 - Instructor 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good learning environment to teach in

    Cons

    Long hours and work is needed from home

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  9. 5.0
    Former Employee, more than 8 years

    Like being abused? Then work here!

    May 20, 2021 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Instructional staff is wonderful, doing what they can with the limited resources and respect they are given.

    Cons

    Where do I start? Benefits? They dwindle every year. Employee happiness? They don't care. Raises? No. Not in at least 8 years. Reviews? No. Respect? No. Everything good here was taken away little by little. The CEO and upper management have taken a good school and run it into the ground. Don't even get me started on the issues they have had with their nursing program and problems with the State Board of nursing.

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  10. 5.0
    Former Employee, less than 1 year

    Recruiter

    Sep 30, 2021 - Recruiter 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
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    Pros

    This is a great place to work

    Cons

    There are very little cons

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  11. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Great School...Fantastic reputation and puts Students first.

    Jun 16, 2021 - Corporate Director in Rocky Hill, CT
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Committed and dedicated Administration, Faculty and Staff...Student centered. Solid career programs that help prepare you for the real world. Nice environment...learn alot and have fun.

    Cons

    No cons with this school.

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Porter & Chester Institute has an overall rating of 2.5 out of 5, based on over 71 reviews left anonymously by employees. 28% of employees would recommend working at Porter & Chester Institute to a friend and 18% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Porter & Chester Institute employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Porter & Chester Institute. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

28% of Porter & Chester Institute employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Porter & Chester Institute 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.4 for culture and values and 2.2 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Porter & Chester Institute to be workplace, career development, coworkers and the cons to be management, senior leadership, benefits.

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