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Teacher assistant certification in Connecticut

2 teacher assistant programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

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

Teacher assistants work with a licensed teacher to give students extra attention and instruction. In public schools they need at least two years of college coursework or an associate's degree, and most states require a skills test for those who work with special-needs students.1

In Connecticut, both programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

Both are the same kind of program: paraprofessional and teacher assistant certificate or course.

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How much does teacher assistant training cost in Connecticut?

$961 to $1,199

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

These two programs

Finished the program
Not reported
Neither program reports it
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Neither program reports it
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Neither program reports it
Length
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 teacher assistant training. How these figures are made

Is there free teacher assistant training in Connecticut?

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

All 2 teacher assistant programs in Connecticut approved for WIOA funding

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2 programs

  • Paraprofessional and teacher assistant certificate or courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Paraeducator Exam Preparation

    CT State Community College

    New Britain

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    CT State Community College, New BritainParaprofessional and teacher assistant certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$961
    Program website, Paraeducator Exam Preparation at CT State Community College
    More details about Paraeducator Exam Preparation at CT State Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    10 weeks, 6 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $139
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $961
    Program website, Paraeducator Exam Preparation at CT State Community College

  • Paraprofessional and teacher assistant certificate or courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Paraeducator Exam Preparation

    Middlesex Community College - Meriden Center

    Meriden

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Middlesex Community College - Meriden Center, MeridenParaprofessional and teacher assistant certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,199
    School website, Paraeducator Exam Preparation at Middlesex Community College - Meriden Center
    More details about Paraeducator Exam Preparation at Middlesex Community College - Meriden Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    10 weeks, 9 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,199
    School website, Paraeducator Exam Preparation at Middlesex Community College - Meriden Center

How to pay for teacher assistant training in Connecticut

WIOA funding can pay for teacher assistant 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 teacher assistant 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 teacher assistant 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.

Other training in Connecticut

How teacher assistant training compares with the rest of education and social services: Child care and social services training in Connecticut

Where the Connecticut teacher assistant program numbers come from

Which Connecticut teacher assistant programs are on this list?

These are the teacher assistant 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 teacher assistant 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.

Sources for the facts about teacher assistant training in Connecticut

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Teacher Assistants
  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, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, 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