Practical Nursing Schools in Connecticut
LPN Nursing Schools and Programs
A. I. Prince Vocational and Technical School - Hartford
846 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06106
Bullard-Havens Vocational School - Bridgeport
500 Palisade Avenue, Bridgeport, Connecticut 066l0
E.C. Goodwin Technical School - New Britain
735 Slater Road, New Britain, Connecticut 06053
Eli Whitney Technical School - Hamden
71 Jones Road, Hamden, Connecticut 06514
Henry Abbott Vocational School - Danbury
Hayestown Avenue, Danbury, Connecticut 068l0
Howell Cheney Vocational and Technical School
791 West Middle Turnpike, Manchester, Connecticut 06040
LPN program offered at Asnuntuck College - Enfield, CT 06082
W. F. Kaynor Technical School
43 Tompkins Street, Waterbury, CT 06708
LPN program offered at Naugatuck Valley Community College
J.M. Wright Vocational and Technical School
Scalzi Park, Stamford, CT 06904
Lincoln Technical Institute LPN Program - New Britain
200 John Downey Drive, New Britain, CT 06051
Lincoln Technical Institute - Hamden
109 Sanford Street, Hamden Connecticut 06514
Lincoln Technical Institute LPN Program - Shelton
8 Progress Drive, Shelton, CT 06484
Norwich Vocational and Technical School
590 New London Turnpike, Norwich, Connecticut 06360
Practical nursing program offered at the Uncas on Thames Hospital
Porter and Chester Institute - Watertown
320 Sylvan Lake Road, Watertown, Connecticut 06779
Vinal Vocational and Technical School - Middletown
60 Daniels Street, Middletown, Connecticut 06457
Offers part-time, evening and full-time day practical nursing programs
Windham Vocational and Technical School LPN Program - Willimantic
210 Birch Street, Willimantic, Connecticut 06226
Stone Academy Practical Nursing Program - Hamden
1315 Dixwell Avenue, Hamden, Connecticut 06514
Necessary skills for nursing students include the ability to persevere and process information efficiently, critical thinking ability, problem-solving skills, high academic achievement, the desire to work with various people and as part of a healthcare team, moral and ethical values, leadership qualities and the ability to work independently when necessary, and the ability to apply lecture materials to patient care in the clinical setting. Nursing specialties include pediatrics, operating room, obstetrics, cardiovascular, neurology, psychiatry, oncology, ER, ICU, NICU, outpatient surgery and gerontology. Career opportunities in nursing include jobs in hospitals, doctor's office, clinics and nurse positions through employment agencies among many others.