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

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 For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 286 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,600 and $26,292 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 43 construction engineering technology 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 For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the construction engineering technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

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

#1

Lake Area Technical Institute

Watertown, South Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Area Technical Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Watertown, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified associates’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

LATI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend LATI is $12,939 for plains states region associate degree construction engineering tech students with aid.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at Lake Area Technical Institute

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Wahpeton, North Dakota, this small public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction engineering tech students 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 estimated yearly cost for North Dakota State College of Science is $10,940 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students with aid.

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#3

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, South Dakota
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified associates’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Southeast Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southeast Technical College is $14,633 for plains states region associate degree construction engineering tech students with aid.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at Southeast Technical College

#4

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Saint Louis Community College is a public institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s 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 with aid.

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#5

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 For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #5 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State is $19,252 for plains states region associate degree construction engineering tech students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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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