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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

1 Ranked Colleges
27 Degrees Awarded
$7,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 4,225 people earned their degree in construction engineering technology/technician, making the major the 197th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 430 construction engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 27 construction engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great construction engineering technology/technician programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the construction 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Portland Community College

Portland, Oregon
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Portland Community College is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Portland Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Portland Community College is $7,669 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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