Vocational Schools in Connecticut
Connecticut contains
46 schools that offer vocational programs.
Fairfield University,
the highest-ranking vocational school in CT, has a total student population of 5,074 and
is the
133rd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 46 vocational schools
in Connecticut,
only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
Lincoln Technical Institute comes out as the most expensive ($36,090/yr),
with Middlesex Community College as the lowest recorded at only $3,918/yr.
Vocational students from Connecticut schools who go on to become
vocational educators,
event planners,
landscape architects,
landscape designers, etc.
have a good chance at finding employment.
For example, there are 114,420 people working as
vocational education teachers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is
$52,030.
Also, Middle school teachers make on average $53,550 per year and there are about 665,420 of them employed in the US today.
In fact, in the Connecticut alone, there are
10,860 employed middle school teachers earning an average yearly salary of
$67,710. Vocational education teachers in this state earn
$56,190/yr and there are 880 employed.
Also, within the vocational schools
in Connecticut, the average student population is 1,939 and average student-to-faculty ratio is
14 to 1. Aside from vocational,
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.
Vocational Programs in Connecticut
Stone Academy-East Hartford
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
Levels offered:
Certificate
Porter and Chester Institute
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
Levels offered:
Certificate
Lincoln Technical Institute
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
Levels offered:
Certificate
Lincoln Technical Institute
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
Levels offered:
Certificate
Lincoln Technical Institute
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
Levels offered:
Certificate
Stone Academy
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
Levels offered:
Certificate
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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