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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering Technology

54 Ranked Colleges
704 Degrees Awarded
$8,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,344 people earned their degree in civil engineering technology, making the major the 219th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, civil engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $53,936 and had an average of $20,807 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 704 civil engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate” ranking looked at 54 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in civil engineering technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent civil engineering technology programs, but they also cost less that 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 program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate

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

Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering Technology

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate list. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s civil engineering tech degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.

Cincinnati State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is $5,469 for associate degree civil engineering tech students.

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#2

South Central College

North Mankato, Minnesota

Out of the 54 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, South Central College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in North Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 16 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

South Central College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for South Central College is $10,175 for Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students.

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#3

Stark State College

North Canton, Ohio

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stark State College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate. Stark State College is a public institution located in North Canton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Stark State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Stark State College is $6,464 for associate degree civil engineering tech students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate list. Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is a fairly large public school situated in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It awarded 15 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree civil engineering tech students list, NWTC has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NWTC is $10,340 for associate degree civil engineering tech students.

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#5

North Dakota State College of Science

Wahpeton, North Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State College of Science. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate list. Wahpeton, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s civil engineering tech degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State College of Science did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for North Dakota State College of Science is $10,940 for associate degree civil engineering tech students.

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#6

Dakota County Technical College

Rosemount, Minnesota

Dakota County Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate list. Dakota County Technical College is a small school located in Rosemount, Minnesota that handed out 15 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree civil engineering tech students list, DCTC has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Dakota County Technical College is $11,063 for associate degree civil engineering tech students.

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#7

Alpena Community College

Alpena, Michigan

Alpena Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Alpena, Michigan, and it awarded 13 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Alpena Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Alpena Community College is $3,334 for associate degree civil engineering tech students.

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#8

Madison Area Technical College

Madison, Wisconsin
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Madison Area Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate list. Madison College is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Madison College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Madison College is $9,904 for Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students.

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State Technical College of Missouri came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Linn, Missouri, this small public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified associates’s civil engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at STC, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,926 for associate degree civil engineering tech students per year to attend State Technical College of Missouri.

Full STC Civil Engineering Technology Report

#25 in overall quality

Southeast Community College Area did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. Southeast Community College Area is a medium-sized public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 9 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southeast Community College, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southeast Community College Area is $9,059 for Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students.

Full Southeast Community College Area Civil Engineering Technology Report

#11

Florence-Darlington Technical College

Florence, South Carolina
#19 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Florence-Darlington Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate list. Florence-Darlington Technical College is a public institution located in Florence, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florence-Darlington Technical College, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florence-Darlington Technical College is $3,725 for Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students.

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#20 in overall quality

St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 14 associates’s civil engineering tech 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 #20 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for St Cloud Technical and Community College is $9,019 for associate degree civil engineering tech students.

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Des Moines Area Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Ankeny, Iowa, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s civil engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

DMACC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Des Moines Area Community College is $10,076 for Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students.

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#14

Moraine Park Technical College

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Moraine Park Technical College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s civil engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Moraine Park Technical College is $9,143 for Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full Moraine Park Technical College Civil Engineering Technology Report

#15

Belmont College

Saint Clairsville, Ohio

With a ranking of #15, Belmont College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate list. Belmont College is a small school located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio that handed out 8 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $6,222 for Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students per year to attend Belmont College.

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#16

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, South Carolina
#10 in overall quality

Midlands Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #16. West Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s civil engineering tech degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

MTC also took the #10 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $4,974 for associate degree civil engineering tech students per year to attend Midlands Technical College.

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#17

Nassau Community College

Garden City, New York
#4 in overall quality

Nassau Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Nassau Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Garden City, New York. It awarded 20 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Nassau Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Nassau Community College is $4,594 for associate degree civil engineering tech students.

Full Nassau Community College Civil Engineering Technology Report

#18

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#14 in overall quality

Ferris State University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Ferris not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Ferris State University is $12,889 for associate degree civil engineering tech students.

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#18 in overall quality

Hudson Valley Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Troy, New York, and it awarded 14 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

HVCC also took the #18 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for HVCC is $8,548 for Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students.

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#20

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, Ohio
#23 in overall quality

Youngstown State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Youngstown, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s civil engineering tech degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree civil engineering tech students list, Youngstown State University has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Youngstown State University is $11,947 for Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students.

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Seminole State College of Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. Seminole State is a fairly large public school situated in Sanford, Florida. It awarded 6 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Seminole State College of Florida is $8,326 for Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students.

Full Seminole State Civil Engineering Technology Report

#22

Lake Superior College

Duluth, Minnesota

Lake Superior College landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Lake Superior College is a small school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 7 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Lake Superior College is $13,503 for associate degree civil engineering tech students.

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#23

Milwaukee Area Technical College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

With a ranking of #23, Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate list. Milwaukee Area Technical College is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Milwaukee Area Technical College is $9,076 for Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students.

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#24

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, Louisiana

Delgado Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Delgado Community College is a fairly large public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 3 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $10,017 for Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students per year to attend Delgado Community College.

Full Delgado Community College Civil Engineering Technology Report

#25

Valencia College

Orlando, Florida

Valencia College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate list. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s civil engineering tech degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $5,205 for associate degree civil engineering tech students per year to attend Valencia College.

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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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