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2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$11,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Civil Engineering Technology is the 381st most popular major in the country with 1,344 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Minnesota, there were 69 civil engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 62 civil engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,738 and $20,226 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in civil engineering technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality civil engineering technology/technician programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the civil engineering technology/technician program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in Minnesota

#1

South Central College

North Mankato, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Central College landed the #1 spot on the list. South Central College is a small public school situated in North Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 16 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

South Central College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. The estimated yearly cost for South Central College is $8,609 for minnesota associate degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Civil Engineering Technology at South Central College

#2

Dakota County Technical College

Rosemount, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dakota County Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k. Rosemount, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s civil engineering tech degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

DCTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. The estimated yearly cost for Dakota County Technical College is $8,042 for Minnesota Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full DCTC Civil Engineering Technology Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 14 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

St Cloud Technical and Community College also made our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for St Cloud Technical and Community College is $7,142 for Minnesota Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Civil Engineering Technology at St Cloud Technical and Community College

#4

Lake Superior College

Duluth, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Superior College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s civil engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

LSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. It costs about $11,456 for Minnesota Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Lake Superior College.

Full Lake Superior College Civil Engineering Technology Report

#5

Dunwoody College of Technology

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dunwoody College of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s civil engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Dunwoody College of Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. It costs about $21,534 for minnesota associate degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Dunwoody College of Technology.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Civil Engineering Technology at Dunwoody College of Technology

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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