IT training in Connecticut
10 IT training programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
6 schools offer these IT programs, and Connecticut has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.
Computer support specialists help people solve computer problems and keep networks running. Network support jobs usually call for an associate degree and help desk jobs for some college classes, though a high school diploma plus IT certifications can also be enough.1 In Connecticut, 2 of the 10 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 6 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 10 programsHow much does IT training cost in Connecticut?
$1,004 to $2,692 is what most IT training programs in Connecticut cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 10 programs with a price. All of them: $659 to $7,500
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Length
- 4 to 14 weeks
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 IT training. How these figures are made
All 10 IT training programs in Connecticut approved for WIOA funding
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A+ CompTIA Desktop Support Training
Gateway Community College
New Haven
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$22,700Price if you pay yourself$3,0757 students trained with WIOA funding
School website, A+ CompTIA Desktop Support Training at Gateway Community CollegeMore details about A+ CompTIA Desktop Support Training at Gateway Community College
- Finished
- 92%
- Working at 6 months
- 75%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,673
- Length
- 16 weeks, 4 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $40
- Students counted
- 62
- a year, estimated
- $22,700
- price
- $3,075
- trained with WIOA funding
- 7
CompTIA Networking+
Housatonic Community College
Bridgeport
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$659School website, CompTIA Networking+ at Housatonic Community CollegeMore details about CompTIA Networking+ at Housatonic Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 7 weeks, 10 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $241
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $659
AWS (Amazon Web Services) Cloud Foundations Certificate
Gateway Community College
New Haven
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$845School website, AWS (Amazon Web Services) Cloud Foundations Certificate at Gateway Community CollegeMore details about AWS (Amazon Web Services) Cloud Foundations Certificate at Gateway Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 4 weeks, 6 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $845
Google IT Support Certificate
Gateway Community College
Based in New Haven, CT
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$999School website, Google IT Support Certificate at Gateway Community CollegeMore details about Google IT Support Certificate at Gateway Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 15 weeks, 10 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $999
Google IT Support Certficate
CT State Community College
Based in New Britain, CT
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,020Program website, Google IT Support Certficate at CT State Community CollegeMore details about Google IT Support Certficate at CT State Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 17 weeks, 3 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,020
A+ Certification Exam Preparation (220-901 & 220-902)
CT State Community College
New Britain
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,371Program website, A+ Certification Exam Preparation (220-901 & 220-902) at CT State Community CollegeMore details about A+ Certification Exam Preparation (220-901 & 220-902) at CT State Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 8 weeks, 9 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $129
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,371
CompTIA Networking+Certification
CT State Community College
Based in New Britain, CT
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,400Program website, CompTIA Networking+Certification at CT State Community CollegeMore details about CompTIA Networking+Certification at CT State Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 6 weeks, 7 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,400
A+ Certification Exam Preparation (220-901 & 220-902)
Manchester Community College
Manchester
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,910School website, A+ Certification Exam Preparation (220-901 & 220-902) at Manchester Community CollegeMore details about A+ Certification Exam Preparation (220-901 & 220-902) at Manchester Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 4 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,910
CompTIA A+ Certification
University of Connecticut, School of Business, CITI
Based in Storrs Mansfield, CT
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,953More details about CompTIA A+ Certification at University of Connecticut, School of Business, CITI
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 2 weeks, 18 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $100
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,953
Help Desk Analyst
DCI Resources, LLC
Hamden
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$7,500More details about Help Desk Analyst at DCI Resources, LLC
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 12 weeks, 35 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $7,500
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How to pay for IT training in Connecticut
WIOA funding can pay for IT training in Connecticut
Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.4
Ask at an American Job Center
Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).5
Financial aid and grants for IT 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 IT 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.
Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply
Quick facts: IT training in Connecticut
- programs with a price cost under $1,000
- 3 of 10
- lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
- 1st of 41
- IT training programs here, against the typical state's 20
- 10 vs 20
State comparisons use the same figures as the IT training by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).
Where the Connecticut IT program numbers come from
Which Connecticut IT programs are on this list?
These are the IT 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 Connecticut IT program prices are reported
The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.
What the graduate results of these programs measure
The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.
Why do some IT programs say "Not reported"?
Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.
Why the kind of school is left off each program
The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.
Other training in Connecticut
- CDL training24 programs
- CNA classes41 programs
- Medical assistant training11 programs
- Phlebotomy training24 programs
- Welding classes5 programs
- HVAC training2 programs
- Medical billing and coding training14 programs
- EMT classes1 program
- Dental assistant programs8 programs
- Auto mechanic classes2 programs
- Pharmacy technician training10 programs
- Plumbing school1 program
- CNC machinist training15 programs
- Cybersecurity training12 programs
- Project management certification12 programs
Sources for the facts about IT training in Connecticut
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Computer Support Specialists
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220 and 680.310: career services before training, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List