by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Connecticut for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 266,651 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, registered nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States.
Across Connecticut, there were 2,551 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 753 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,377 and $19,767 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Connecticut for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in registered nursing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular registered nursing programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Connecticut for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Goodwin College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Connecticut for an Associate list. Goodwin is located in East Hartford, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 202 associates’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capital Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Connecticut for an Associate. This small school is located in Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 120 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Naugatuck Valley Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Connecticut for an Associate list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small school located in Waterbury, Connecticut that handed out 117 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Registered Nursing at Naugatuck Valley Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Connecticut for an Associate list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s registered nursing degrees to 84 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Norwalk Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Connecticut for an Associate. Norwalk, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s registered nursing degrees to 75 students in 2020-2021.
Sacred Heart University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Connecticut for an Associate list. Sacred Heart University is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 67 associates’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Three Rivers Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Connecticut for an Associate ranking. Three Rivers Community College is a small school located in Norwich, Connecticut that handed out 61 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Three Rivers Community College Registered Nursing Report
Northwestern Connecticut Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Connecticut for an Associate ranking. NCCC is located in Winsted, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 associates’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
Full Northwestern Connecticut Community College Registered Nursing Report
With a ranking of #9, Housatonic Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Connecticut for an Associate list. Housatonic Community College is a small public school situated in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It awarded 0 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Registered Nursing at Housatonic Community College
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