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2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

8 Schools Ranked
$11,849 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$11,922 Avg Student Debt

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 8 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 each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford

Bridgeport, Connecticut
967 Total Awards
$15,856 Average Tuition & Fees
$12,458 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Connecticut. Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford is a small private for-profit school located in Bridgeport, Connecticut that handed out 967 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.

If you want to attend Porter and Chester Institute, expect to pay an average of $15,856 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from Porter and Chester Institute accumulate an average of $12,458 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 45% of those degree recipients were women.

Porter and Chester Institute does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 58% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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408 Total Awards
$12,443 Avg Student Debt

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Connecticut. This very small private for-profit school is located in Shelton, Connecticut, and it awarded 408 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.

On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $12,443 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.

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#5

Lincoln Technical Institute - New Britain

New Britain, Connecticut
279 Total Awards
$12,262 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you attend Lincoln Technical Institute - New Britain. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Lincoln Tech - New Britain is located in New Britain, Connecticut and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 279 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.

On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $12,262 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.

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160 Total Awards
$14,870 Average Tuition & Fees
$12,383 Avg Student Debt

Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden is located in Hamden, Connecticut and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 160 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.

If you want to attend Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden, expect to pay an average of $14,870 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $12,383 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 54% were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden. In 2020-2021 about 65% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#8

Capital Community College

Hartford, Connecticut
4 Total Awards
$4,820 Average Tuition & Fees
$8,327 Avg Student Debt

Capital Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Capital Community College is a small public school located in Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 4 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.

The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Capital Community College is $4,820. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $14,220. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $8,327 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Since Capital Community College is primarily an online school, it is an excellent choice for undergraduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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