2026 Working Student Rankings · CT
Best Trade Colleges for Working Students in Connecticut
13 ranked trade colleges for working students in Connecticut out of 1,542 nationally
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#1 in CT
#222 nationally
#222
Complete Data Connecticut State Community College
See all rankings for Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, CT
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Overall Score 58.7
58.7 / 100
PT Completion 26%
27% complete programs PT Retention 70%
51% retained PT Students 62%
67.3% part-time Enrollment 36,315
Programs 33 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $4,608
#2 in CT
#1017 nationally
#1017
Partial Data Academy Di Capelli-School of Cosmetology
See all rankings for Academy Di Capelli-School of CosmetologyWallingford, CT
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Overall Score 54
54 / 100
PT Retention 64%
89% retained PT Students 53%
42.3% part-time Enrollment 402
Programs 1 fields
#3 in CT
#1078 nationally
#1078
Partial Data Oxford Academy of Hair Design Inc
See all rankings for Oxford Academy of Hair Design IncSeymour, CT
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Overall Score 50.4
50.4 / 100
PT Retention 70%
93% retained PT Students 50%
40.3% part-time Enrollment 143
Programs 1 fields
#4 in CT
#1081 nationally
#1081
Partial Data Lincoln Technical Institute-New Britain
See all rankings for Lincoln Technical Institute-New BritainNew Britain, CT
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Overall Score 50.3
50.3 / 100
PT Retention 33%
70% retained PT Students 39%
35.5% part-time Enrollment 928
Programs 3 fields
#5 in CT
#1185 nationally
#1185
Partial Data Paul Mitchell the School-North Haven
See all rankings for Paul Mitchell the School-North HavenNorth Haven, CT
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Overall Score 44.3
44.3 / 100
PT Retention 75%
100% retained PT Students 18%
22.1% part-time Enrollment 178
Programs 1 fields
#6 in CT
#1224 nationally
#1224
Partial Data Branford Academy of Hair & Cosmetology
See all rankings for Branford Academy of Hair & CosmetologyBranford, CT
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Overall Score 42.5
42.5 / 100
PT Retention 75%
100% retained PT Students 34%
33.1% part-time Enrollment 51
Programs 1 fields
#7 in CT
#1263 nationally
#1263
Partial Data American Institute of Healthcare & Technology
See all rankings for American Institute of Healthcare & TechnologyStratford, CT
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Overall Score 40.5
40.5 / 100
PT Retention 72%
95% retained PT Students 22%
24.8% part-time Enrollment 100
Programs 1 fields
#8 in CT
#1282 nationally
#1282
Partial Data American Institute-West Hartford
See all rankings for American Institute-West HartfordWest Hartford, CT
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Overall Score 39.2
39.2 / 100
PT Retention 39%
74% retained PT Students 37%
34.6% part-time Enrollment 402
Programs 1 fields
#9 in CT
#1308 nationally
#1308
Partial Data Dolce The Academy
See all rankings for Dolce The AcademyWaterbury, CT
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Overall Score 37.5
37.5 / 100
PT Retention 75%
100% retained PT Students 19%
23.4% part-time Enrollment 44
Programs 1 fields
#10 in CT
#1309 nationally
#1309
Partial Data Porter & Chester Institute
See all rankings for Porter & Chester InstituteBridgeport, CT
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Overall Score 37.5
37.5 / 100
PT Retention 1%
9% retained PT Students 33%
32% part-time Enrollment 1,373
Programs 6 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $15,550
#11 in CT
#1311 nationally
#1311
Partial Data Lincoln Technical Institute-Shelton
See all rankings for Lincoln Technical Institute-SheltonShelton, CT
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Overall Score 37.3
37.3 / 100
PT Retention 10%
44% retained PT Students 27%
28.8% part-time Enrollment 875
Programs 3 fields
#12 in CT
#1422 nationally
#1422
Partial Data Lincoln Technical Institute-East Windsor
See all rankings for Lincoln Technical Institute-East WindsorEast Windsor, CT
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Overall Score 28.7
28.7 / 100
PT Retention 3%
25% retained PT Students 4%
6% part-time Enrollment 1,008
Programs 5 fields
#13 in CT
#1488 nationally
#1488
Partial Data Branford Academy of Hair & Cosmetology-Bridgeport
See all rankings for Branford Academy of Hair & Cosmetology-BridgeportBridgeport, CT
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Overall Score 20.7
20.7 / 100
PT Retention 1%
7% retained PT Students 64%
50% part-time Enrollment 32
Programs 1 fields
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