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Board schedules removal hearing for Porter and Chester Bridgeport campuses after low NCLEX pass rates; other PCI campuses placed on oversight
Summary
The board voted to schedule a removal hearing for Porter and Chester Institute’s Bridgeport day and evening PN programs following consecutive low NCLEX pass rates; the Hamden day campus was placed on conditional status and Waterbury was placed on conditional status with required corrective plans, site visits and reporting.
Following a review of 2022‑2025 NCLEX first‑time pass rates, the Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing on May 20 voted to schedule a removal hearing for Porter and Chester Institute’s Bridgeport campus day and evening practical nurse (PN) programs, and placed other campus programs under enhanced oversight.
Board materials show the Bridgeport day group reported a 52 percent first‑time pass rate for 2025; the Bridgeport evening group reported 30 percent. The Hamden campus day group reported 68 percent for 2025 and the Waterbury campus…
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