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Project management certification in Connecticut

12 project management programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

5 schools offer these project management programs, and Connecticut has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Project management specialists coordinate a project's budget, schedule and other details. Most have a bachelor's degree, some jobs ask for work experience, and professional certification, though not always required, shows employers what you can do.1 In Connecticut, 1 of the 12 programs takes students without a high school diploma, and 9 are taught partly or fully online.

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How much does project management certification cost in Connecticut?

$2,092 to $3,596 is what most project management programs in Connecticut cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 12 programs with a price. All of them: $700 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
3 to 10 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 project management certification. How these figures are made

Is there free project management certification in Connecticut?

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

All 12 project management programs in Connecticut approved for WIOA funding

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12 programs

  • CAPM exam prep (entry level)OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Associate in Project Management

    Patrick's Academy

    Based in Meriden, CT

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Patrick's Academy, based in Meriden, CT · CAPM exam prep (entry level) · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$43,700
    Price if you pay yourself$3,500

    15 students trained with WIOA funding

    School website, Certified Associate in Project Management at Patrick's Academy
    More details about Certified Associate in Project Management at Patrick's Academy
    Finished
    75%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,921
    Length
    8 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    20
    a year, estimated
    $43,700
    price
    $3,500
    trained with WIOA funding
    15

  • PMP exam prepOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Project Management Professional Certification

    Patrick's Academy

    Based in Meriden, CT

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Patrick's Academy, based in Meriden, CT · PMP exam prep · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$99,300
    Price if you pay yourself$5,000

    8 students trained with WIOA funding

    School website, Project Management Professional Certification at Patrick's Academy
    More details about Project Management Professional Certification at Patrick's Academy
    Finished
    91%
    Working at 6 months
    75%
    Earned in a quarter
    $24,833
    Length
    12 weeks, 21 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    14
    a year, estimated
    $99,300
    price
    $5,000
    trained with WIOA funding
    8

  • PMP exam prepHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

    University of Connecticut, School of Business, CITI

    Storrs Mansfield

    High school diploma or equivalent

    University of Connecticut, School of Business, CITI, Storrs Mansfield · PMP exam prep · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,190

    9 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification at University of Connecticut, School of Business, CITI
    Finished
    89%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    3 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    12
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,190
    trained with WIOA funding
    9

  • PMP exam prepIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    PMP Certification Test Preparation Course

    Central Connecticut State University

    New Britain

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Central Connecticut State University, New Britain · PMP exam prep · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,095

    10 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about PMP Certification Test Preparation Course at Central Connecticut State University
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    5 weeks, 7 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    11
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,095
    trained with WIOA funding
    10

  • Project management certificate or courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Project Management

    Central Connecticut State University

    New Britain

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Central Connecticut State University, New Britain · Project management certificate or course · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$700
    More details about Project Management at Central Connecticut State University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    2 weeks, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $700

  • Project management certificate or courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certificate in Associate Project Management

    Central Connecticut State University

    New Britain

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Central Connecticut State University, New Britain · Project management certificate or course · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,499
    More details about Certificate in Associate Project Management at Central Connecticut State University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    3 weeks, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $300
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,499

  • Agile and ScrumHybridBachelor's degree

    Project Management Institute (PMI) Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) Exam Preparation Certification Program

    University of Connecticut, School of Business, CITI

    Storrs Mansfield

    Bachelor's degree

    University of Connecticut, School of Business, CITI, Storrs Mansfield · Agile and Scrum · Hybrid · Bachelor's degree

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,290
    More details about Project Management Institute (PMI) Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) Exam Preparation Certification Program at University of Connecticut, School of Business, CITI
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 21 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $160
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,290

  • CAPM exam prep (entry level)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Certification

    University of Connecticut, School of Business, CITI

    Storrs Mansfield

    High school diploma or equivalent

    University of Connecticut, School of Business, CITI, Storrs Mansfield · CAPM exam prep (entry level) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,495
    More details about Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) 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
    1 week, 21 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,495

  • Project management certificate or courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Project Management Certificate

    Charter Oak State College

    Based in New Britain, CT

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Charter Oak State College, based in New Britain, CT · Project management certificate or course · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,961
    More details about Project Management Certificate at Charter Oak State College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    29 weeks, 7 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $779
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,961

  • CompTIA Project+OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    CompTIA Project+

    Patrick's Academy

    Based in Meriden, CT

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Patrick's Academy, based in Meriden, CT · CompTIA Project+ · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,500
    School website, CompTIA Project+ at Patrick's Academy
    More details about CompTIA Project+ at Patrick's Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    10 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,500

  • PMP exam prepOnlineNo diploma needed

    The Complete Project Manager with CAPM and PMP Prep

    Mitchell College

    Based in New London, CT

    No diploma needed

    Mitchell College, based in New London, CT · PMP exam prep · Online · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,885
    More details about The Complete Project Manager with CAPM and PMP Prep at Mitchell College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    10 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,885

  • PMP exam prepOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Project Management Professional and VmWare Certification Training Bundle

    Patrick's Academy

    Based in Meriden, CT

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Patrick's Academy, based in Meriden, CT · PMP exam prep · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,500
    School website, Project Management Professional and VmWare Certification Training Bundle at Patrick's Academy
    More details about Project Management Professional and VmWare Certification Training Bundle at Patrick's Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $7,500

How to pay for project management certification in Connecticut

WIOA funding can pay for project management certification 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 project management certification

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 project management certification

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: Project management certification in Connecticut

programs with a price cost under $2,000
3 of 12
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
17th of 24
project management programs here, against the typical state's 8
12 vs 8

State comparisons use the same figures as the project management certification 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 project management program numbers come from

Which Connecticut project management programs are on this list?

These are the project management 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 project management 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 project management 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

Sources for the facts about project management certification in Connecticut

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Project Management Specialists
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. 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)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. 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