Overview
Career outlook
Employers hire licensed practical nurses to provide basic patient care such as monitoring vital signs, administering medications, and assisting with daily needs under the supervision of registered nurses and physicians.
Getting in
What Porter & Chester Institute asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
Porter and Chester's Practical Nursing page lists only the Hamden CT and Waterbury CT campuses (conditional state approval); Bridgeport is not listed as a PN campus. Passing both the Wonderlic and TEAS tests is required for acceptance (minimum scores not stated); 15 month day program Monday to Thursday 8am to 3:30pm; next start date October 19, 2026 with new sessions starting on a regular basis. No GPA, fee, deadline, tuition or NCLEX pass rate on the page.
Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.
Prerequisites
The prerequisites you'll need to meet to apply to this program at Porter & Chester Institute. Open a category to see each one.