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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$12,994 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School for You

Civil Engineering Technology is the #41 most popular major in the country with 1,155 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Civil Engineering Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which basic certificate 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for civil engineering tech majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Civil Engineering

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Valencia College the best value school in the Southeast Region for civil engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Valencia College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orlando.

Valencia College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,383 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Valencia College also is in the top 10% of our Best Civil Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

Read full report on Civil Engineering Technology at Valencia College

The excellent basic certificate programs at Tidewater Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering technology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Tidewater Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,564 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Civil Engineering Technology at Tidewater Community College

#3

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Midlands Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of West Columbia, MTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

MTC undergraduate students pay an average of $13,812 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Civil Engineering Technology at Midlands Technical College Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland State Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cleveland State Community College are $17,216 a year.

Read full report on Civil Engineering Technology at Cleveland State Community College

Best Civil Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best civil engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 74
South Carolina 41
North Carolina 116
Florida 20
West Virginia 32
Louisiana 5
Virginia 16
Alabama 10
Kentucky 52
Tennessee 10
Mississippi 39

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

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 4 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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