2023 Best Value Construction Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You
Construction Engineering Technology is the #149 most popular major in the country with 4,330 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Construction Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southwest Region 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.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Construction Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named San Jacinto Community College the best value school in the Southwest Region for construction engineering technology students working on their associate degree. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pasadena.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jacinto College are $5,040 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Houston Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Houston Community College are $5,460 a year. The average amount in student loans that construction engineering tech majors at Houston Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $25,381.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Texas State Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value construction engineering technology schools in the Southwest Region . TSTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.
TSTC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,369 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that construction engineering tech majors at TSTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,632.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tarrant County College District. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tarrant County College are $8,235 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Tarrant County College also did well on our Best Construction Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Philip’s College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Construction Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. St Philip's College is a large public school located in the city of San Antonio.
St Philip’s College undergraduate students pay an average of $14,122 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Construction Engineering Technology Colleges by State
Explore the best construction engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 983 |
| Arizona | 162 |
| Oklahoma | 78 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
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Construction Engineering Technology Related Majors for Construction Engineering Tech
Construction Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 5 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).
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