Hartford, CT (population: 123,579) has one nursing assistant school within its city limits. Capital Community College has a total student population of 4,280. It is the 5890th highest ranked school in the USA and the 80th highest in the state of Connecticut (#1 is Wesleyan University).
Nursing Assistant students from Hartford schools who go on to become nursing assistants, medical assistants, medical office assistants, physician assistants, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 1,438,010 people working as nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $24,980. Also, Physical therapist aides make on average $24,990 per year and there are about 44,160 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area alone, there are 130 employed physical therapist aides earning an average salary of $26,010. Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants in this area earn $29,820/yr and there are 8,290 employed.
Hartford lies in Hartford county, which is one of the 8 counties in Connecticut. Overall, the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area has 562,140 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $25/hr average worker wage, and a $51,520 average annual salary. Thus, about 15 out of every 1000 jobs in Hartford are held by nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants, and 0/1000 are held by physical therapist aides.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Capital Community College ends up costing a student $10,862/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Hartford |
| East Hartford | CT | 51,288 | 4 | 22.8181 | 50 | 3.2 miles |
| Windsor | CT | - | 1 | 21.4359 | 8 | 6.0 miles |
| East Windsor | CT | - | 1 | 6.26683 | 12 | 11.9 miles |
| Bristol | CT | 61,049 | 4 | 39.4402 | 191 | 14.8 miles |
| Meriden | CT | 59,261 | 1 | 19.9014 | 3 | 17.1 miles |
| Waterbury | CT | 107,118 | 6 | 27.6482 | 209 | 23.6 miles |
| Westfield | MA | 40,544 | 1 | 31.0441 | 66 | 25.9 miles |
| North Haven | CT | - | 1 | 35.1029 | 2 | 27.8 miles |
| New Haven | CT | 123,302 | 4 | 21.032 | 186 | 34.2 miles |
| Norwich | CT | - | 1 | 9.14921 | 49 | 35.6 miles |
| Old Lyme | CT | - | 1 | 63.6175 | 6 | 36.3 miles |
| Shelton | CT | - | 1 | 22.4751 | 8 | 38.0 miles |
| Northampton | MA | - | 1 | 37.759 | 84 | 38.4 miles |
| Danielson | CT | - | 1 | 10.6065 | 27 | 41.0 miles |
| Groton | CT | - | 2 | 30.3737 | 0 | 42.6 miles |
| Danbury | CT | 80,411 | 2 | 45.3903 | 71 | 48.2 miles |
| Bridgeport | CT | 136,604 | 7 | 26.0606 | 121 | 48.3 miles |
| Worcester | MA | 174,854 | 11 | 28.6428 | 380 | 56.5 miles |
| Smithfield | RI | - | 2 | 41.9902 | 100 | 59.2 miles |
| Cranston | RI | 79,642 | 2 | 23.0973 | 5 | 61.9 miles |
| Woonsocket | RI | 42,967 | 0 | - | 0 | 62.8 miles |
| Hyde Park | NY | - | 1 | 37.5099 | 6 | 63.3 miles |
| Poughkeepsie | NY | - | 5 | 45.3979 | 223 | 64.2 miles |
| Stamford | CT | 121,373 | 3 | 23.4636 | 2 | 64.7 miles |
| Providence | RI | 170,868 | 6 | 59.8209 | 418 | 65.1 miles |
| Selden | NY | - | 1 | 13.9764 | 71 | 65.2 miles |
| Warwick | RI | 83,651 | 3 | 19.9034 | 130 | 65.2 miles |
| Pawtucket | RI | 71,155 | 3 | 14.7207 | 9 | 67.9 miles |
| East Providence | RI | 48,249 | 1 | 29.3002 | 11 | 68.1 miles |
| Greenwich | CT | 63,768 | 0 | - | 0 | 69.1 miles |