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Career Information for Medical Assistants in Connecticut

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Fast Facts for Medical Assistants in Connecticut

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Waterbury, Danbury, and Hartford
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: New Haven, Bridgeport, and Norwich
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Hartford, Bridgeport, and New Haven

Salaries for Medical Assistants in Connecticut

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: New Haven, Bridgeport, and Hartford. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Medical Assistants in Connecticut are listed below.

Selected Medical Assistant Schools in Connecticut

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Sanford Brown College
Farmington

Students attend the school to gain practical skills directly useful in their chosen fields. Multiple campuses around St. Louis plus one in Milwaukee.

  • Programs: Medical Assistant, Medical Assistant Specialist, Medical Assisting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Certificate, Diploma

Lincoln Technical Institute
Cromwell, Hamden, New Britain, Shelton

Offers career training in several fields. Located at 21 campus locations nationwide

  • Programs: Medical Assisting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Coursework
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Branford Hall Career Institute
Branford, Southington, Windsor

Career school in Southeastern New England and New York with flexible schedules and job placement assistance upon graduation.

  • Programs: Medical Assistant, Professional Medical Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Certificate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Medical Assistants in Connecticut

SchoolLocationsDegreesQuick Info
Keiser University eCampus OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
South UniversityOnlineAssociateGet Info
Kaplan University OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
Ashworth CollegeOnlineDiplomaGet Info
Herzing CollegeOnlineAssociate, DiplomaGet Info

More Connecticut Medical Assistant Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Briarwood CollegeSouthingtonBachelor663
Capital Community CollegeHartfordAssociate3,726
Gateway Community College New HavenNew HavenAssociate5,965
Housatonic Community CollegeBridgeportAssociate4,475
Manchester Community CollegeManchesterAssociate6,484
Middlesex Community College MiddletownMiddletownAssociate2,623
Naugatuck Valley Community CollegeWaterburyAssociate5,966
Northwestern Connecticut Community CollegeWinstedAssociate1,632
Quinebaug Valley Community CollegeDanielsonAssociate1,846
St Vincent's CollegeBridgeportAssociate424
Three Rivers Community College NorwichNorwichAssociate3,858
University of ConnecticutStorrsDoctorate & First Professional23,692

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Medical Assistants

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Connecticut. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Medical Assistants

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Medical Assistants relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

CONNECTICUT

   
Waterbury350$31,1501.5
Danbury290$32,2701.2
Hartford2,260$33,5501.1
Norwich430$30,0601
Bridgeport1,280$35,0300.8
New Haven800$35,5900.8
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