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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You
With 41 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, civil engineering technology is the #30 most popular major in South Carolina.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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.
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 in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in South Carolina 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Colleges.
Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Civil Engineering
Our analysis found Florence-Darlington Technical College to be the best value school for civil engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in South Carolina. Located in the suburb of Florence, Florence-Darlington Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Florence-Darlington Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Florence-Darlington Technical College is ranked #5 for overall quality for civil engineering tech in South Carolina.
The excellent associate degree programs at Midlands Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering technology schools in South Carolina. Located in the large suburb of West Columbia, MTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MTC are $5,916 a year.
Best Value Civil Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Civil Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 74 |
| North Carolina | 116 |
| Florida | 20 |
| West Virginia | 32 |
| Louisiana | 5 |
| Virginia | 16 |
| Alabama | 10 |
| Kentucky | 52 |
| Tennessee | 10 |
| Mississippi | 39 |
Majors Related to Civil Engineering Tech
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 2 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.