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

7 Ranked Colleges
130 Degrees Awarded
$6,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Construction Engineering Technology is the 197th most popular major in the country with 4,225 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 464 construction engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 130 construction engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in construction engineering technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent construction engineering technology/technician programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the construction engineering technology/technician program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Ferris not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Ferris State University is $7,207 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cuyahoga Community College District. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 7 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Cuyahoga Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Cuyahoga Community College District is $3,635 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lorain County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Elyria, Ohio, and it awarded 1 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LCCC, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for LCCC is $2,200 for great lakes region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sinclair Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 4 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Sinclair Community College also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Sinclair Community College is $2,567 for great lakes region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Macomb Community College

Warren, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Macomb Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Warren, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Macomb Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $8,724 for great lakes region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Macomb Community College.

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#6

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, Ohio
#5 in overall quality

Owens Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Owens State Community College is located in Perrysburg, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Owens State Community College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Owens State Community College is $6,889 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2 in overall quality

University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 27 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Akron Main Campus, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Akron Main Campus is $14,816 for Great Lakes 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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