Porter & Chester Institute Reviews

Pros

Good learning environment to teach in

Cons

Long hours and work is needed from home

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.

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.

Pros

Ample time for training to a new position. Friendly co-workers.

Cons

As with other employers today the benefits are not that good. 2 high deductible plans. If enrollment drops look to change your shift or find a new job. Teachers don't make a lot of money.

Pros

Most at campus level are wonderful, caring and hardworking people who truly care about the student and work really hard to give them the best possible experience with the limited resources and support. That said, some of the best instructors got fed up and have moved on unfortunately.

Cons

I’ll start by saying when I started 15 years ago it was a wonderful place to go to school and to work. It was a modest sized organization with an owner that truly cared about its students and staff. School has a very family orientated feel to it. When the owner passed away, it was bought by an investment firm and has progressively gone downhill from there. Covid 19 awoke the full onslaught of the Greed Monster. School “furloughed” a major portion of its staff and left the remaining few holding the bag to educate all the students with minimal student loss due to going to online learning. I always knew I could do much better elsewhere, but loved what I did so stuck around. 2020 was my breaking point…moving on. What’s wrong? I’ll just bullet point: • First! 13 years without a raise. That should be illegal. • Not only no raises, but continually cutting benefits or drastically raising costs. • CEO has nothing better to do than write stupid emails all day. Psst, hey Jim, we all delete anything that comes through from you. • Cooperate lies to their staff and wants staff to lie to students constantly. • Have 2 Professional Advisory Committee meeting with local businesses yearly that embarrassingly result in a complete lack of results from suggestions. • Entry level exams are a joke. Basically put a mirror under chin and look for fogging. • CPS’s are under extreme pressure to enroll so do so fully aware of inabilities. • Instructors under extreme pressure to graduate students at all costs, regardless of effort or abilities. • Now with much of the education online, their adjusting their education in an attempt to funnel students into an associates program so they can siphon more money from students. School management above campus level has a complete lack of moral compass and an egregious lack of concern for its staff or students. All are merely numbers. They have lost quality staff over the years, some really great people and are left with those who will put up with the BS. Now they’re coercing students to write positive reviews on Google. Hint: treat your staff and students with dignity and respect and no coercion is needed.

Pros

None, not one good thing about this Institution.

Cons

They have no morals. It’s all about the Benjamins. Enrolled students that can’t even read or write English. Under paid, over worked, let’s not even discuss the harassment issues they possess. Had not received a raise in my 7 years and was told if I couldn’t afford to work there, go someplace else They don’t care about students

Pros

Good people doing their best to educate their students. Helping students achieve their goals and get good paying jobs.

Cons

Owned by a hedge fund. CEO is a CPA not an educator. His number one goal is to maximize profits and give minimum to students and staff. They don't give any raises and keep cutting staff. Then the work is given to the people that are left. No department budgets and very difficult to get needed supplies. Extremely low moral.