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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate 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

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Connecticut to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford the most popular school in Connecticut for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Bridgeport, Porter and Chester Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 93% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Porter and Chester Institute take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $18,452. 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Lincoln Tech - Shelton is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Shelton.

About 93% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Lincoln Tech - Shelton take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $15,825. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $197, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Technical Institute - New Britain. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, Lincoln Tech - New Britain is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 101 students majoring in practical nursing at Lincoln Tech - New Britain, 9% are male and 91% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Lincoln Tech - New Britain carry an average student debt load of $15,825. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.

Practical Nursing majors at Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden take out an average of $16,779 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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

Explore all the Most Popular 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 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 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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