2024 Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

an associate degree in construction engineering technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #108 out of 328 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 27 associate degrees in construction engineering technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to construction engineering technology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of construction engineering technology students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for construction engineering technology to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized construction engineering technology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for construction engineering technology students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Construction Engineering Technology Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Construction Engineering Technology in South Dakota

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for construction engineering technology students seeking a an associate degree.

Top South Dakota Schools for an Associate in Construction Engineering Tech

1

Lake Area Technical Institute
Watertown, SD

12 Annual Graduates

$48,971 Median Starting Salary

$12,000 Median Student Debt

Lake Area Technical Institute is a great decision for students pursuing an associate degree in construction engineering technology. LATI is a small public school located in the remote town of Watertown.

Associate students who receive their degree from the construction engineering tech program earn an average of $48,971 in their early career salary.

More information about a associate in construction engineering technology from Lake Area Technical Institute

2

Southeast Technical College
Sioux Falls, SD

12 Annual Graduates

Southeast Technical College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in construction engineering technology. Southeast Tech is a small public college located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.More information about a associate in construction engineering technology from Southeast Technical College

Best Construction Engineering Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	117	4
North Dakota	92	8

View All Rankings >

Rankings in Majors Related to Construction Engineering Tech

One of 18 majors within the Engineering Technologies area of study, Construction Engineering Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Construction Engineering Tech Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Construction Engineering Technology	27

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	54
Industrial Production Technology	31
Electronics Engineering Technology	22
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	19
Architectural Engineering Technology	14
Environmental Control Technology	12
Mechanical Engineering Technology	12
Engineering-Related Technologies	9
Computer Engineering Technology	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay. More about our data sources and methodologies.