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American Institute-West Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut · Private for-profit career college

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56%completion rate · Connecticut avg 72%
$11,979median debt of graduates
$25,543median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$28,710median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$24,536annual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (Accredited)
Address: 99 South Street, West Hartford, CT 06110 · Phone: (860) 947-2299 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
American Institute-We… American Institute-We…: 56% 56% Connecticut average Connecticut average: 71.5% 71.5% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Nursing assistants$38,660$44,790$47,180
Medical assistants$38,480$47,430$50,210
Massage therapists$34,010$62,260$81,300
Medical records specialists$40,490$60,940$76,160
Dental assistants$38,630$56,850$59,650
Radiologic technologists and technicians$68,070$91,970$103,720

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Connecticut (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, under 300 hours 58 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 51 $22,165 $20,679 $12,149
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 33 $16,114 $21,192 $7,917
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 1–2 years 32 $26,832 $24,638 $12,242
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 2–4 years 18 $49,549 $42,235 $25,000
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 18 $27,193 $23,322 $11,391

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.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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