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2026 Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Schools in Connecticut

[Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician](/majors/health-care-professions/mental-social-health-services/psychiatric-mental-health-services-technician/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong psychiatric/mental health services technician education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for psychiatric/mental health services technician students.

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• Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Schools in Connecticut

2026 Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Schools in Connecticut

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in psychiatric/mental health services technician, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Schools

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Capital Community College
New Britain, CT

$5,338 In-State Tuition & Fees

$12,059 Avg Student Debt

$41,344 Median Earnings (10yr)

Capital Community College earned the #1 spot for value among psychiatric/mental health services technician schools in Connecticut. Capital Community College is a very large public school located in the city of New Britain. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $5,338, compared with $15,596 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $12,059 to complete the psychiatric/mental health services technician program here. Early-career psychiatric/mental health services technician graduates make about $36,043. That is a strong return on a $12,059 median debt.

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Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT

$58,400 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,687 Avg Student Debt

$88,794 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes Fairfield University one of the best values for psychiatric/mental health services technician. Fairfield University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $58,400. Typical student debt for psychiatric/mental health services technician graduates is $26,687. Soon after graduation, psychiatric/mental health services technician degree recipients from Fairfield University generally make around $66,305. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 33% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.