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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering Technology in the Plains States Region

9 Ranked Colleges
108 Degrees Awarded
$12,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the Plains States Region” 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 the Plains States region, there were 135 civil engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 108 civil engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in civil engineering technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent civil engineering technology/technician programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the civil engineering technology/technician program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree civil engineering tech students.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering Technology in the Plains States Region

#1

South Central College

North Mankato, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Central College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. South Central College is located in North Mankato, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

South Central College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend South Central College is $10,175 for plains states region associate degree civil engineering tech students.

Read more about Civil Engineering Technology at South Central College

#2

North Dakota State College of Science

Wahpeton, North Dakota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State College of Science. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State College of Science is located in Wahpeton, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

North Dakota State College of Science not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend North Dakota State College of Science is $10,940 for plains states region associate degree civil engineering tech students.

Read more about Civil Engineering Technology at North Dakota State College of Science

#3

Dakota County Technical College

Rosemount, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota County Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. DCTC is a small school located in Rosemount, Minnesota that handed out 15 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

DCTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $11,063 for plains states region associate degree civil engineering tech students per year to attend DCTC.

Read more about Civil Engineering Technology at DCTC

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend State Technical College of Missouri. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. STC is a small public school situated in Linn, Missouri. It awarded 15 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree civil engineering tech students list, STC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for State Technical College of Missouri is $12,926 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students.

Full State Technical College of Missouri Civil Engineering Technology Report

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Community College Area landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 9 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeast Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $9,059 for plains states region associate degree civil engineering tech students per year to attend Southeast Community College Area.

Read full report on Civil Engineering Technology at Southeast Community College

#7 in overall quality

St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St Cloud Technical and Community College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend St Cloud Technical and Community College is $9,019 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students.

Read full report on Civil Engineering Technology at St Cloud Technical and Community College

#6 in overall quality

Des Moines Area Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Des Moines Area Community College is a large school located in Ankeny, Iowa that handed out 6 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

DMACC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Des Moines Area Community College is $10,076 for plains states region associate degree civil engineering tech students.

Full DMACC Civil Engineering Technology Report

#8

Lake Superior College

Duluth, Minnesota
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Lake Superior College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Lake Superior College is a small school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 7 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

LSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $13,503 for plains states region associate degree civil engineering tech students per year to attend LSC.

Read more about Civil Engineering Technology at Lake Superior College

#9

Dunwoody College of Technology

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

Dunwoody College of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s civil engineering tech degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Dunwoody College of Technology also took the #3 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $24,488 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students 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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