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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$8,486 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,736 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, civil engineering technology was ranked #241 in the country. In fact 1,187 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for civil engineering tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the civil engineering tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Alpena Community College to be the best value school for civil engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the rural area of Alpena, Alpena Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alpena Community College are $7,860 per year. On average, civil engineering tech graduates from Alpena Community College take out $11,403 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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

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Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cincinnati State are $9,090 per year. The average amount in student loans that civil engineering tech majors at Cincinnati State take out while working on their Associate Degree is $19,799.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cincinnati State also is in the top 10% of our Best Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Madison Area Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering technology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $6,769 per year. Civil Engineering Tech majors at Madison College take out an average of $13,907 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Madison College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering technology schools in the Great Lakes Region . NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Green Bay.

NWTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,849 in tuition and fees each year. On average, civil engineering tech graduates from NWTC take out $18,819 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

NWTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#6

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Stark State 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 #6 on the list. Stark State College is a large public school located in the suburb of North Canton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stark State College are $7,406 per year. Civil Engineering Tech majors at Stark State College take out an average of $18,059 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#7

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Youngstown State University are $9,732 a year.

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#8

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ferris are $13,188 a year.

Ferris also claimed a spot on our Best Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#9

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

Lake Land College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree civil engineering technology programs. Lake Land College is a small public school located in the town of Mattoon.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lake Land College are $13,906 a year.

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Sinclair Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

Sinclair Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,076 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Civil Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best civil engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 17
Ohio 90
Illinois 5
Indiana 7
Wisconsin 59

Civil Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Civil Engineering Tech

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 10 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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