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2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
43 Degrees Awarded
$12,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking.

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 Plains States region, there were 286 construction engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 43 construction engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology in the Plains States Region

#1

Lake Area Technical Institute

Watertown, South Dakota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Area Technical Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. LATI is located in Watertown, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

LATI also took the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for LATI is $12,939 for plains states region associate degree construction engineering tech students.

Full LATI Construction Engineering Technology Report

#2

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, South Dakota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 15 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeast Tech also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Southeast Technical College is $14,633 for plains states region associate degree construction engineering tech students.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at Southeast Technical College

#3

North Dakota State College of Science

Wahpeton, North Dakota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State College of Science. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. North Dakota State College of Science is a small public school situated in Wahpeton, North Dakota. It awarded 5 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State College of Science did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend North Dakota State College of Science is $10,940 for plains states region associate degree construction engineering tech students.

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

#4

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #4 spot on the list. South Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 2 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $19,252 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students per year to attend South Dakota State University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full South Dakota State University Construction Engineering Technology Report

#5

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 1 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Louis Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Saint Louis Community College is $6,796 for plains states region associate degree construction engineering tech students.

Full Saint Louis Community College Construction Engineering Technology Report

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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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