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2023 Best Value Construction Engineering Associate Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

32 Colleges
$9,189 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,492 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 4,330 people earned a degree or certificate in construction engineering technology, making the major the #149 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Construction Engineering Associate Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for construction 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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

Top 10 Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Lake Area Technical Institute the best value school in the United States for construction engineering technology students working on their associate degree. LATI is a small public school located in the remote town of Watertown.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LATI are $6,718 per year.

LATI excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Construction Engineering Associate Degree Schools list.

Full Construction Engineering Technology at Lake Area Technical Institute Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Jacinto Community College is a great value for construction engineering technology students working on their associate degree. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.

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#3

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southeast Technical College is a great value for construction engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Tech are $7,650 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Southeast Tech also did well on our Best Construction Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 32 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Spokane Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Spokane Community College are $5,135 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State College of Science. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Construction Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. North Dakota State College of Science is a small public school located in the distant town of Wahpeton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State College of Science are $6,606 per year.

North Dakota State College of Science also claimed a spot on our Best Construction Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Construction Engineering Technology at North Dakota State College of Science Report

#6

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

Valencia College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree construction engineering technology programs. Valencia College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orlando.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Valencia College are $9,383 a year. The average amount in student loans that construction engineering tech majors at Valencia College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $18,412.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Valencia College also did well on our Best Construction Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Houston Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for construction engineering technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Houston Community College are $5,460 per year. On average, construction engineering tech graduates from Houston Community College take out $25,381 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Construction Engineering Technology at Houston Community College Report

Greenville Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for construction engineering technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. GTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Greenville.

GTC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,410 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, Cuyahoga Community College District did quite well on this year’s best value schools for construction engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Cuyahoga Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cleveland.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cuyahoga Community College District are $8,586 a year.

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

Full Construction Engineering Technology at Cuyahoga Community College District Report

#10

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

With a ranking of #10, Ferris State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for construction engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

Ferris undergraduate students pay an average of $13,188 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, construction engineering tech graduates from Ferris carry an average student debtload of $16,320.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ferris also is in the top 20% of our Best Construction Engineering Associate Degree Schools ranking.

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Construction Engineering Technology by Region

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

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

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 Pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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