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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
130 Degrees Awarded
$8,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Construction Engineering Technology is the 156th most popular major in the country with 4,225 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, construction engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $61,333 and had an average of $22,033 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 464 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,414 and $23,539 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 130 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in construction engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality construction engineering technology programs that also have a lower cost than 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 program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#4 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Cuyahoga Community College District landed the #1 spot on the list. Cuyahoga Community College District is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cuyahoga Community College District, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $5,415 for great lakes region associate degree construction engineering tech students with aid per year to attend Cuyahoga Community College District.

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#2

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Big Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 42 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Ferris also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Ferris is $12,889 for great lakes region associate degree construction engineering tech students with aid.

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#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Macomb Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Warren, Michigan. It awarded 6 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Macomb Community College also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $8,724 for great lakes region associate degree construction engineering tech students with aid per year to attend Macomb Community College.

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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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. LCCC is a fairly large public school situated in Elyria, Ohio. It awarded 1 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

LCCC also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend LCCC is $3,204 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students with aid.

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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 #5 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 4 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Sinclair Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Sinclair Community College is $4,208 for great lakes region associate degree construction engineering tech students with aid.

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#6

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, Ohio
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Owens Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Perrysburg, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction engineering tech degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Owens State Community College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Owens State Community College is $8,323 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students with aid.

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#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

University of Akron Main Campus also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for University of Akron Main Campus is $17,792 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students with aid.

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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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