Patient care technician training in Connecticut

17 patient care technician programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

14 schools offer these patient care technician programs, and Connecticut has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

The federal job guide has no separate profile for patient care technicians; the closest is nursing assistants, who give basic care and help patients with daily activities. Nursing assistants often complete a state-approved program and pass the state's competency exam, which puts them on the state registry that nursing home work requires.¹

In Connecticut, 6 of the 17 programs take students without a high school diploma, 10 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 1 asks for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 17 programs here are patient care technician course (12 programs) and patient care technician with nursing assistant (CNA) training (5 programs).

See the 17 programs

How much does patient care technician training cost in Connecticut?

$2,821 to $4,078 is what most patient care technician programs in Connecticut cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 17 programs with a price. All of them: $1,621 to $5,913

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not enough data; 4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later: Not enough data; 4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated: Not enough data; 4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length: 11 to 16 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 patient care technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free patient care technician 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 71 people at 2 of the 17 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. Most patient care technician programs in Connecticut cost $2,821 to $4,078. Prices on this page run from $1,621 to $5,913.

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

How to pay for patient care technician training in Connecticut

WIOA funding can pay for patient care technician 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 patient care technician 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 patient care technician 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.

Quick facts: Patient care technician training in Connecticut

programs with a price cost under $3,000: 6 of 17
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare: 5th of 15
patient care technician programs here, against the typical state's 3: 17 vs 3

State comparisons use the same figures as the patient care technician 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).

Other training in Connecticut

How patient care technician training compares with the rest of nursing and patient care: Nursing and patient care programs in Connecticut

Where the Connecticut patient care technician program numbers come from

Which Connecticut patient care technician programs are on this list?

These are the patient care technician 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 patient care technician 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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Patient care technician training in Connecticut

How much does patient care technician training cost in Connecticut?

Is there free patient care technician training in Connecticut?

All 17 patient care technician programs in Connecticut approved for WIOA funding

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