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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Connecticut

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$16,051 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,821 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Connecticut to see which 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Connecticut

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for practical nursing majors pursuing a .

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

$16,327 Average Tuition & Fees

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 degree in Connecticut. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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 $21,669 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden Report

$15,775 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Schools in Connecticut list. Porter and Chester Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Stratford.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Porter and Chester Institute are $15,775 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Porter and Chester Institute take out $22,284 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $254, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Stone Academy-West Haven

West Haven, CT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Stone Academy-West Haven is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, Stone Academy-West Haven is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Stone Academy-West Haven take out is $20,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $88, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lincoln Technical Institute - New Britain is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Lincoln Tech - New Britain is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of New Britain.

Practical Nursing majors at Lincoln Tech - New Britain take out an average of $20,000 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $167, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Stone Academy-Waterbury

Waterbury, CT

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

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Stone Academy-Waterbury accumulate an average of around $20,000 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $88, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Stone Academy-East Hartford

East Hartford, CT

The excellent programs at Stone Academy-East Hartford helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Connecticut. Stone Academy-East Hartford is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of East Hartford.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Stone Academy-East Hartford take out is $20,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $88, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the large suburb of Shelton, Lincoln Tech - Shelton is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Lincoln Tech - Shelton take out is $20,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $167, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton Report

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
Massachusetts 5
New Hampshire 4

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

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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