American Institute-West Hartford
American Institute-West Hartford provides hands-on career training with a strong focus on healthcare support and skilled trades like Electrical Trades Technology. The school emphasizes practical experience through realistic laboratory settings and aims to prepare students for entry-level employment. Many programs, such as Dental Assisting and Diagnostic Medical Sonography, report high placement rates for graduates entering related fields.
Programs Analyzed
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All Programs at American Institute-West Hartford
6 trade programs at American Institute, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.
| Program | Score | Earnings | Debt |
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Health Administration
Health and Medical Administrative Services Compare nationwide → Compare in CT → |
62 | $31,463/yr | $12,242 |
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Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in CT → |
59 | $51,318/yr | $25,000 |
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Business Operations Support
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Compare nationwide → |
52 | $22,347/yr | $7,600 |
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Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Compare nationwide → Compare in CT → |
50 | $24,139/yr | $12,149 |
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Dental Assisting
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in CT → |
43 | $25,355/yr | $11,391 |
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Massage Therapy
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services Compare nationwide → |
38 | $18,889/yr | $7,917 |
Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 6 trade and vocational programs at American Institute-West Hartford using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).
The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.