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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Connecticut

8 Colleges
$40,821 Avg Salary
$18,160 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 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 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Connecticut to see which ones were the most popular programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants program at each school on the list.

Check out the practical nursing programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Connecticut.

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students. Located in the midsize city of Bridgeport, Porter and Chester Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Porter and Chester Institute take out an average of $17,690 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $216.

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The excellent programs at Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Connecticut. Lincoln Tech - Shelton is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Shelton.

Practical Nursing majors at Lincoln Tech - Shelton take out an average of $16,500 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $197, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - New Britain came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, Lincoln Tech - New Britain is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Lincoln Tech - New Britain accumulate an average of around $16,500 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $197, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Connecticut list. Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden carry an average student debt load of $17,690.

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American Institute of Healthcare & Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Connecticut ranking. AIHT Education is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stratford.

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

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges 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 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
Nursing 319,502

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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).

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