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Medical assistant programs in Connecticut
Connecticut has 9 accredited campuses awarding medical assistant credentials. If you finish and work as a medical assistant in Connecticut, expect to start around $38,480–$45,180 and reach a median of $47,430 with experience; the top quarter earn $50,210 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Connecticut). Graduates of these Connecticut programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $28,917 in their first year, against $26,692 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What medical assistants earn in Connecticut
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 10,250 employed in Connecticut. National median: $45,690.
Campuses in Connecticut, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BridgeportEast HartfordHamdenHartfordNew BritainSheltonStratfordWest Hartford
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwin University | East Hartford | non-profit | 41 | $30,733 | $25,830 | not reported | not reported |
| Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden | Hamden | for-profit | 16 | $30,459 | $9,500 | 32% | not reported |
| Porter & Chester Institute | Bridgeport | for-profit | 107 | $28,917 | $9,500 | 45% | not reported |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Shelton | Shelton | for-profit | 145 | $27,916 | $10,932 | 65% | $42,541 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-New Britain | New Britain | for-profit | 128 | $27,916 | $10,932 | 65% | $38,080 |
| American Institute-West Hartford | West Hartford | for-profit | 51 | $22,165 | $12,149 | 56% | $24,536 |
| Connecticut State Community College | Hartford | Public | 179 | not reported | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| Charter Oak State College | New Britain | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| American Institute of Healthcare & Technology | Stratford | for-profit | 6 | not reported | not reported | 100% | $39,163 |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.