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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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 in the Plains States Region” 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.

Across the Plains States region, there were 135 civil engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $13,000 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 108 civil engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in civil engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great civil engineering technology programs and 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 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

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 a small school located in North Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 16 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

South Central College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $10,175 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students per year to attend South Central College.

Full South Central College Civil Engineering Technology Report

#2

North Dakota State College of Science

Wahpeton, North Dakota

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, North Dakota State College of Science landed the #2 spot on the list. North Dakota State College of Science is a small public school situated in Wahpeton, North Dakota. It awarded 4 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

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. It costs about $10,940 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students per year to attend North Dakota State College of Science.

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

#3

Dakota County Technical College

Rosemount, Minnesota

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. Located in Rosemount, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s civil engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

DCTC also made our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Dakota County Technical College is $11,063 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students.

Read more about Civil Engineering Technology at Dakota County Technical College

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, State Technical College of Missouri landed the #4 spot on the list. State Technical College of Missouri is a public institution located in Linn, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at STC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $12,926 for plains states region associate degree civil engineering tech students per year to attend STC.

Full STC 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. Southeast Community College is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree civil engineering tech students list, Southeast Community College has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southeast Community College is $9,059 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students.

Read more about Civil Engineering Technology at Southeast Community College

#7 in overall quality

St Cloud Technical and Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

St Cloud Technical and Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $9,019 for plains states region associate degree civil engineering tech students per year to attend St Cloud Technical and Community College.

Full St Cloud Technical and Community College Civil Engineering Technology Report

Des Moines Area Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Ankeny, Iowa, and it awarded 6 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

DMACC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend DMACC is $10,076 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students.

Read full report on Civil Engineering Technology at Des Moines Area Community College

#8

Lake Superior College

Duluth, Minnesota

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. This small school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 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. The yearly cost to attend Lake Superior College is $13,503 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students.

Full LSC Civil Engineering Technology Report

#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. Dunwoody College of Technology is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Dunwoody College of Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Dunwoody College of Technology is $24,488 for plains states region associate degree civil engineering tech students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about 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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