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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

With 116 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, civil engineering technology is the #29 most popular major in North Carolina.

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The Most Popular Civil Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Civil Engineering Technology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Southwestern Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for civil engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Southwestern Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Sylva.

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#2

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

The in-demand associate degree programs at Gaston College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering technology schools in North Carolina. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Dallas, Gaston College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 17% of the civil engineering tech majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. FTCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

Of the 7 students majoring in civil engineering tech at FTCC, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Guilford Technical Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 11% of the civil engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Civil Engineering Technology at Guilford Technical Community College Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Sandhills Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering technology schools in North Carolina. SCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Pinehurst.

About 7% of the students majoring in civil engineering tech at the school are women while 93% are male.

Full Civil Engineering Technology at Sandhills Community College Report

Central Piedmont Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for civil engineering technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Central Piedmont Community College is a large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree civil engineering technology programs. A-B Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Asheville.

Women make up 25% of the civil engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Civil Engineering Technology at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Report

Wake Technical Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the large suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in civil engineering tech at Wake Technical Community College, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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Western Piedmont Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree civil engineering technology programs. WPCC is a small public school located in the city of Morganton.

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Best Civil Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 41
Georgia 74
Florida 20
West Virginia 32
Louisiana 5
Virginia 16
Tennessee 10
Alabama 10
Kentucky 52
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 9 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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