Connecticut Vocational Schools

Branford Hall Career Institute

• Branford Hall Career Institute has campuses in Branford, Southington and Windsor, Connecticut, in addition to campuses in Massachusetts and New York. According to the school's website, it was founded and incorporated as a business in 1965 by Nelson Bernabucci.
  Today the Branford location offers courses in professional fitness training, computer networking management and paralegal training. It also has three health programs: massage therapy, health claims and medical assisting. The Southington and Windsor campuses also offer medical assistant programs.

  Branford Hall
  One Summit Place
  Branford, CT 06405
  203-488-2525
  branfordhall.edu

Porter and Chester Institute

• Porter and Chester Institute's main campus is in Stratford, Connecticut. There are four other Connecticut locations in Branford, Enfield, Rocky Hill and Watertown. According to its website, the school was created in 1973 when the Porter School and the Chester Institute for Technical Education merged, hence the name.
  Programs at the Porter and Chester Institute include automotive technology, computer-aided drafting and design, computer technology, electrician training (including industrial, residential and commercial), heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration training, medical assistant programs, dental assistant programs and practical nursing programs.

  Porter and Chester Institute
  670 Lordship Blvd
  Stratford, CT 06615
  203-375-4463
  porterchester.com

The Sawyer School

• While its main campus is located in Rhode Island, the Sawyer School has two locations in Connecticut--one in Hamden and the other in Hartford. According to the school's website, it promotes success through smaller classes and individualized attention aimed at providing long-term results in a short time frame. Students are offered hands-on training in allied health and business fields. The school has both day and night classes as well as a graduate placement service.

  Hamden Campus
  1125 Dixwell Avenue
  Hamden, CT 06514
  203-865-2900

  Hartford Campus
  141 Washington Street
  Hartford, CT 06106
  860-247-4440
  sawyerschool.org

Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy

• The Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy opened in 1980. The school has three campuses. The main campus is in Newington, with others in Westport and Groton. The Newington school offers both full-time and part-time massage therapy programs, while the Westport campus has a part-time clinical massage therapy program and the Groton campus has a part-time spa massage therapy program.
  The Steiner Education Group owns the three CCMT locations, along with 14 other massage therapy schools in eight other states.

  Newington Main Campus
  75 Kitts Lane
  Newington, CT 06111
  877-282-2268
  ccmt.edu