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

7 Ranked Colleges
189 Degrees Awarded
$5,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Southwest 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 Southwest region, there were 1,463 construction engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 189 construction engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in construction engineering technology/technician. 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.

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 construction engineering technology/technician program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction engineering tech degrees to 46 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, TSTC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,535 for southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas State Technical College.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. OSU-OKC is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

OSU-OKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $5,742 for southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City.

Full OSU-OKC Construction Engineering Technology Report

#3

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Houston Community College is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $4,562 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Houston Community College.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarrant County College District. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Tarrant County College District is a large public school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 16 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, Tarrant County College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tarrant County College is $5,225 for southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at Tarrant County College

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Pasadena, Texas, and it awarded 22 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Jacinto College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto College is $8,232 for southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full San Jacinto College Construction Engineering Technology Report

#6

St Philip's College

San Antonio, Texas
#6 in overall quality

St Philip’s College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction engineering tech degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

St Philip’s College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $5,761 for southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend St Philip’s College.

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#7 in overall quality

Wharton County Junior College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Wharton County Junior College is a medium-sized public school situated in Wharton, Texas. It awarded 1 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Wharton County Junior College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wharton County Junior College is $3,227 for Southwest 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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