Community health worker training in Connecticut

3 community health worker programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

3 schools offer these community health worker programs, and Connecticut has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Community health workers promote wellness by helping people in their community adopt healthy habits. Most need a high school diploma and learn on the job, and some states require certification, which can include a state-approved training program.¹

In Connecticut, all 3 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

All 3 are the same kind of program: community health worker certificate or course.

See the 3 programs

How much does community health worker training cost in Connecticut?

$2,358 to $2,699

is what the 3 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not reported; None of the 3 programs report it
Working 6 months later: Not reported; None of the 3 programs report it
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported; None of the 3 programs report it
Length: Not enough data; 3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Connecticut may also offer community health worker training. How these figures are made

Is there free community health worker training in Connecticut?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 3 people at 1 of the 3 programs here.
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. These programs cost $2,358 to $2,699.

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 3 community health worker programs in Connecticut approved for WIOA funding

3 programs

Community health worker certificate or courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Community Health Worker
CT State Community College
New Britain
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
CT State Community College, New BritainCommunity health worker certificate or course · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,358
3 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Community Health Worker at CT State Community College
More details about Community Health Worker at CT State Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
10 weeks, 12 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$142
Students counted
91
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$2,358
students trained with WIOA funding
3
Program website, Community Health Worker at CT State Community College
Community health worker certificate or courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Community Health Worker
Capital Community College
Hartford
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Capital Community College, HartfordCommunity health worker certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,699
School website, Community Health Worker at Capital Community College
More details about Community Health Worker at Capital Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
12 weeks, 15 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
16
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$2,699
School website, Community Health Worker at Capital Community College
Community health worker certificate or courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Community Health Worker
Housatonic Community College
Bridgeport
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Housatonic Community College, BridgeportCommunity health worker certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,507
School website, Community Health Worker at Housatonic Community College
More details about Community Health Worker at Housatonic Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
10 weeks, 18 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$143
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$2,507
School website, Community Health Worker at Housatonic Community College

How to pay for community health worker training in Connecticut

WIOA funding can pay for community health worker training in Connecticut

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for community health worker training

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.⁶⁷

GI Bill for community health worker training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.⁸

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Other training in Connecticut

How community health worker training compares with the rest of education and social services: Child care and social services training in Connecticut

Where the Connecticut community health worker program numbers come from

Which Connecticut community health worker programs are on this list?

These are the community health worker programs Connecticut approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).⁹ The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Connecticut offers.

How the prices and results of Connecticut community health worker programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

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Community health worker training in Connecticut

How much does community health worker training cost in Connecticut?

Is there free community health worker training in Connecticut?

All 3 community health worker programs in Connecticut approved for WIOA funding