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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Connecticut

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$36,677 Avg Salary
$12,109 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, practical nursing & nursing assistants students earned 587 degrees and certificates from a Connecticut school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

The following schools top our list of the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

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Our analysis found Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton to be the best school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Connecticut. Located in the suburb of Shelton, Lincoln Tech - Shelton is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Lincoln Tech - Shelton take out an average of $15,825 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $197.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Lincoln Technical Institute - New Britain helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Connecticut. Lincoln Tech - New Britain is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Lincoln Tech - New Britain carry an average student debtload of $15,825. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $197.

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Out of the 7 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden take out $16,779 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing & nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Porter and Chester Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Bridgeport.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Porter and Chester Institute take out $18,452 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $216, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 627
Maine 34
Rhode Island 227
New Hampshire 71
Vermont 147

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, practical nursing & nursing assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 45,031
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 35,655
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,653

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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