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2023 Best Value Construction Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$9,791 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,492 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

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.

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

Full Construction Engineering Technology at San Jacinto Community College Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the # 2 spot on the 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.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at Houston Community College

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas State Technical College is a great value for construction engineering technology students working on their associate degree. TSTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Waco.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TSTC are $11,369 per 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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Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarrant County College District landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large 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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#5

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means St Philip’s College is a great value for construction engineering technology students working on their associate degree. St Philip's College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Philip’s College are $14,122 per year.

Full Construction Engineering Technology at St Philip’s College Report

Best Construction Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best construction engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 983
Arizona 162
Oklahoma 78
New Mexico 1

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

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