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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

36 Colleges
$9,345 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,736 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,187 people earned a degree or certificate in civil engineering technology, making the major the #241 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 36 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for civil engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for civil engineering tech majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Southeast Community College Area to be the best value school for civil engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Southeast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,780 per year.

Southeast Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alpena Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. Alpena Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alpena.

Alpena Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,860 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, civil engineering tech majors at Alpena Community College accumulate an average of around $11,403 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $5,874 a year. On average, civil engineering tech graduates from St Cloud Technical and Community College take out $16,738 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

St Cloud Technical and Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools list.

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#4

South Central College

North Mankato, MN

The excellent associate degree programs at South Central College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering technology schools in the United States. Located in the small suburb of North Mankato, South Central College is a public college with a small student population.

South Central College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,966 in tuition and fees each year. On average, civil engineering tech graduates from South Central College take out $20,413 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 36 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Chippewa Valley Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVTC are $6,683 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, CVTC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools list.

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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Cincinnati State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,090 in tuition and fees each year. Civil Engineering Tech majors at Cincinnati State take out an average of $19,799 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Cincinnati State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools list.

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Madison Area Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for civil engineering technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $6,769 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, civil engineering tech graduates from Madison College carry an average student debtload of $13,907.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Madison College also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Dakota County Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree civil engineering technology programs. DCTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Rosemount.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DCTC are $6,208 per year. On average, civil engineering tech graduates from DCTC take out $17,789 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, DCTC also is in the top 15% of our Best Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools ranking.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for civil engineering technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWTC are $6,849 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, civil engineering tech majors at NWTC accumulate an average of around $18,819 in student debt.

NWTC also claimed a spot on our Best Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #10, Florence-Darlington Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for civil engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Florence, Florence-Darlington Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Florence-Darlington Technical College are $6,742 a year.

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Civil Engineering Technology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 18 majors within the area of study, civil engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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 Sean Mack.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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