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Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut

2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$12,686 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,116 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Connecticut. With 7,729 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

#1

Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

Our analysis found Tunxis Community College to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in Connecticut. Located in the large suburb of Farmington, Tunxis Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tunxis Community College are $4,596 a year.

Tunxis Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut list.

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#2

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Gateway Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their associate degree. Gateway Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gateway Community College are $4,496 per year.

Gateway Community College also made our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut list, coming in at #2.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manchester Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the large suburb of Manchester, MCC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $4,516 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Capital Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Hartford, Capital Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Capital Community College are $4,596 a year.

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Out of the 12 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Waterbury.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Naugatuck Valley Community College are $4,516 a year.

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#6

Middlesex Community College

Middletown, CT

With a ranking of #6, Middlesex Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. MxCC is a small public school located in the small city of Middletown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MxCC are $4,476 a year.

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Norwalk Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. Located in the small city of Norwalk, NCC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NCC are $4,586 per year.

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Three Rivers Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Three Rivers Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Norwich.

Three Rivers Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,596 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Northwestern Connecticut Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut list. NCCC is a small public school located in the fringe town of Winsted.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NCCC are $4,556 a year.

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#10

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT

Goodwin College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of East Hartford, Goodwin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Goodwin are $21,188 a year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 5,813
Maine 2,935
Rhode Island 2,703
Massachusetts 18,440
Vermont 1,087

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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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