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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Connecticut

8 Colleges
$40,821 Avg Salary
$20,565 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Connecticut to see which programs were the most popular for 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges.

#1

Stone Academy-West Haven

West Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Stone Academy-West Haven the most popular school in Connecticut for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the suburb of West Haven, Stone Academy-West Haven is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Stone Academy-West Haven 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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#2

Stone Academy-East Hartford

East Hartford, CT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stone Academy-East Hartford is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Stone Academy-East Hartford is a small private for-profit school located in the city of East Hartford.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Stone Academy-East Hartford 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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Out of the 8 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford landed the # 3 spot on the list. Porter and Chester Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Stratford.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Porter and Chester Institute take out is $22,284. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $254, 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 - Shelton. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular 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.

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#5

Stone Academy-Waterbury

Waterbury, CT

Out of the 8 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Stone Academy-Waterbury landed the # 5 spot on the list. Stone Academy-Waterbury is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

Practical Nursing majors at Stone Academy-Waterbury take out an average of $20,000 in student loans while working on their egree. 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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Lincoln Technical Institute - New Britain did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #6 on the list. Lincoln Tech - New Britain is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Lincoln Tech - New Britain carry an average student debt load of $20,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $167, 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. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden take out is $21,669.

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American Institute of Healthcare & Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Stratford, AIHT Education is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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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
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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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