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Plumbing schools in Connecticut
Connecticut has 3 accredited campuses awarding plumbing credentials. If you finish and work as a plumber or pipefitter in Connecticut, expect to start around $45,670–$57,570 and reach a median of $77,280 with experience; the top quarter earn $94,440 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Connecticut). Graduates of these Connecticut programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $32,769 in their first year, against $30,730 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters earn in Connecticut
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 5,410 employed in Connecticut. National median: $63,800.
Campuses in Connecticut, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BridgeportHamdenWaterbury
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Management Training Institute | Waterbury | for-profit | 12 | $32,769 | $7,626 | 78% | $44,902 |
| Porter & Chester Institute | Bridgeport | for-profit | 41 | not reported | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden | Hamden | for-profit | 17 | not reported | not reported | 32% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.