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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$16,051 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

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

There are so many nursing programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Connecticut to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for practical nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

Our analysis found Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Connecticut. Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.

Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden undergraduate students pay an average of $16,327 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden take out $24,233 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the medium-sized city of Stratford, Porter and Chester Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Porter and Chester Institute are $15,775 a year. Practical Nursing majors at Porter and Chester Institute take out an average of $24,790 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $254.

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Out of the 7 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton landed the # 3 spot on the list. Lincoln Tech - Shelton is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Shelton.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Lincoln Tech - Shelton take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $23,426. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $167.

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Out of the 7 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Technical Institute - New Britain landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, Lincoln Tech - New Britain is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Lincoln Tech - New Britain take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $23,426. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $167.

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#3

Stone Academy-West Haven

West Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stone Academy-West Haven. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Stone Academy-West Haven is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Haven.

Practical Nursing majors at Stone Academy-West Haven take out an average of $22,190 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $88.

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#3

Stone Academy-Waterbury

Waterbury, CT

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Stone Academy-Waterbury helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Connecticut. Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Stone Academy-Waterbury is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Stone Academy-Waterbury take out an average of $22,190 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $88.

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#3

Stone Academy-East Hartford

East Hartford, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stone Academy-East Hartford. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the small city of East Hartford, Stone Academy-East Hartford is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Stone Academy-East Hartford take out $22,190 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $88.

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

Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 4
Massachusetts 5

Practical Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 44,900
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 34,557
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,817

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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