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200 Mill Hill Ave, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06610
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5151 Park Ave, Fairfield, Connecticut 06825-1000
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501 Crescent Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06515-1355
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2800 Main St, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06606-4201
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Practical Nursing Schools in Connecticut

Connecticut contains four schools that offer practical nursing programs. Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing, the highest-ranking practical nursing school in CT, has a total student population of 151 and is the 1027th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 4 practical nursing schools in Connecticut, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Sacred Heart University comes out as the most expensive ($28,642/yr), with Southern Connecticut State University as the lowest recorded at only $10,305/yr.

Practical Nursing students from Connecticut schools who go on to become practical nurses, nurses, nurse practitioners, natural health practitioners, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 2,583,770 people working as registered nurses alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $66,530. Also, Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses make on average $40,900 per year and there are about 728,670 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Connecticut alone, there are 8,730 employed licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses earning an average yearly salary of $52,300. Registered nurses in this state earn $71,930/yr and there are 35,790 employed.

Also, within the practical nursing schools in Connecticut, the average student population is 1,939 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1. Aside from practical nursing, there are 2145 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,319 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,907, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.


Connecticut Interesting Facts

  • The first telephone book ever issued contained only fifty names. The New Haven District Telephone Company published it in New Haven in February 1878.
  • The USS Nautilus - the world's first nuclear powered submarine was built in Groton in 1954.
  • Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
  • In 1705, copper was discovered in Simsbury. Later, the copper mine became the infamous New-Gate Prison of the Revolutionary War. Doctor Samuel Higley of Simsbury started the first copper coinage in America in 1737.
  • The Scoville Memorial Library is the United States oldest public library. The library collection began in 1771, when Richard Smith, owner of a local blast furnace, used community contributions to buy 200 books in London. Patrons could borrow and return books on the third Monday of every third month. Fees were collected for damages, the most common being "greasing" by wax dripped from the candles by which the patrons read.
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