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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology in the Southeast Region

11 Ranked Colleges
142 Degrees Awarded
$7,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

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 Southeast Region” 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 Southeast region, there were 999 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,270 and $23,634 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 142 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 11 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology in the Southeast Region

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, Florida
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Valencia College landed the #1 spot on the list. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction engineering tech degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Valencia College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Valencia College is $5,205 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students.

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#2

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indian River State College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Fort Pierce, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Indian River State College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Indian River State College is $2,003 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students.

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#3

Greenville Technical College

Greenville, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Greenville Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Located in Greenville, South Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

GTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $7,016 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students per year to attend GTC.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. This medium-sized school is located in Perkinston, Mississippi, and it awarded 9 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $8,503 for southeast region associate degree construction engineering tech students.

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#5

BridgeValley Community & Technical College

South Charleston, West Virginia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend BridgeValley Community & Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. BridgeValley Community & Technical College is a public institution located in South Charleston, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree construction engineering tech students list, BridgeValley Community & Technical College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend BridgeValley Community & Technical College is $7,949 for southeast region associate degree construction engineering tech students.

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#6

Bossier Parish Community College

Bossier City, Louisiana
#9 in overall quality

Bossier Parish Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Bossier City, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction engineering tech degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Bossier Parish Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $8,905 for southeast region associate degree construction engineering tech students per year to attend Bossier Parish Community College.

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#5 in overall quality

Jefferson State Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 10 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Jeff State also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Jeff State is $9,018 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students.

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#8

Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Conway, South Carolina
#10 in overall quality

Horry-Georgetown Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Conway, South Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree construction engineering tech students list, Horry-Georgetown Technical College has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Horry-Georgetown Technical College is $5,016 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students.

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#4 in overall quality

University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 8 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arkansas at Little Rock is $14,906 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students.

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#10

Nashville State Community College

Nashville, Tennessee
#8 in overall quality

Nashville State Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction engineering tech degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Nashville State Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Nashville State Community College is $7,669 for southeast region associate degree construction engineering tech students.

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#11

Florida State College at Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida
#11 in overall quality

Florida State College at Jacksonville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 1 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

FSCJ did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida State College at Jacksonville is $3,916 for southeast region associate degree construction engineering tech students.

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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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