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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

36 Colleges
$9,508 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,736 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 1,155 people earned a degree or certificate in civil engineering technology, making the major the #41 most popular in the United States.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 36 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for civil engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the United States

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 Southeast Community College Area to be the best value school for civil engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lincoln.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,864 per year.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Alpena Community College is a great value for civil engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Alpena Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alpena.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $6,075 per year. The average amount in student loans that civil engineering tech majors at St Cloud Technical and Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,962.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, St Cloud Technical and Community College also is in the top 15% of our Best Civil Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking.

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#4

South Central College

North Mankato, MN

The excellent associate degree programs at South Central College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering technology schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of North Mankato, South Central College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Central College are $6,146 a year. The average amount in student loans that civil engineering tech majors at South Central College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $9,732.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Chippewa Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering technology schools in the United States. CVTC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.

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

CVTC also claimed a spot on our Best Civil Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #6, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for civil engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Cincinnati State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,558 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that civil engineering tech majors at Cincinnati State take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,023.

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

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Madison Area Technical 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 #7 on the list. Madison College is a large public school located in the large city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Madison College are $6,812 a year.

Madison College 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 list.

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Dakota County Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools ranking. DCTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Rosemount.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DCTC are $6,419 per year. Civil Engineering Tech majors at DCTC take out an average of $13,886 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree civil engineering technology programs. Located in the city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a large student population.

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 list.

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Florence-Darlington Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the small suburb of Florence, Florence-Darlington Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Florence-Darlington Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,772 in tuition and fees each year.

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Civil Engineering Technology by Region

View the Best Value Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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

Civil Engineering Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Civil Engineering Technology 1,155

Majors Similar to Civil Engineering Tech

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 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 Sean Mack.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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