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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
$8,659 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 #41 in the country. In fact 1,155 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. 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

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 2023 rankings named Alpena Community College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for civil engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Alpena, Alpena Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Alpena Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,995 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Chippewa Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering technology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

CVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,793 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, CVTC also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% 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 medium-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Cincinnati State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,558 in tuition and fees each year. Civil Engineering Tech majors at Cincinnati State take out an average of $15,023 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

In addition to its great value ranking, Cincinnati State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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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.

Madison College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,812 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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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 medium-sized city of Green Bay.

NWTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,965 in tuition and fees each year.

NWTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#6

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Stark State College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree civil engineering technology programs. 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 $7,644 per year. On average, civil engineering tech graduates from Stark State College take out $13,620 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. 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 $9,945 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Youngstown State University also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree civil engineering technology programs. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a large student population.

Ferris undergraduate students pay an average of $13,608 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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#9

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

Lake Land 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. 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 $13,905 a year.

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Sinclair Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree civil engineering technology programs. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dayton.

Sinclair Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,316 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 19
Indiana 7
Wisconsin 59
Ohio 98
Illinois 5

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

Civil Engineering Tech Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Civil Engineering Technology 1,155

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347

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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