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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$16,051 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate School for You

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for practical nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

Check out the practical nursing undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

Our 2023 rankings named Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden the best value school in Connecticut for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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 tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden are $16,327 a year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden take out $24,233 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Porter and Chester Institute of Stratford. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Porter and Chester Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Stratford.

Porter and Chester Institute undergraduate students pay an average of $15,775 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at Porter and Chester Institute take out an average of $24,790 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $254.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Connecticut. Located in the large suburb of Shelton, Lincoln Tech - Shelton is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Lincoln Tech - Shelton take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $23,426. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $167.

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#3

Stone Academy-East Hartford

East Hartford, CT

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

On average, practical nursing graduates from Stone Academy-East Hartford take out $22,190 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $88.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lincoln Technical Institute - New Britain. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Lincoln Tech - New Britain is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Lincoln Tech - New Britain take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $23,426. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $167.

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#3

Stone Academy-West Haven

West Haven, CT

Out of the 7 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Stone Academy-West Haven landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, Stone Academy-West Haven is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Stone Academy-West Haven take out an average of $22,190 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $88.

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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 small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Waterbury.

Practical Nursing majors at Stone Academy-Waterbury take out an average of $22,190 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $88.

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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 healthcare programs to choose from.

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 44,900
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 34,557
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,817

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

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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