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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Civil Engineering Technology Basic Certificate 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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 Most Popular Civil Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in North Carolina to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular 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 Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Wake Technical Community College to be the most popular school for civil engineering technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in North Carolina. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 19% of the civil engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Civil Engineering Technology at Wake Technical Community College Report

#2

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Gaston College is a great place for civil engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Dallas, Gaston College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Civil Engineering Technology at Gaston College Report

Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Sandhills Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. SCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Pinehurst.

Women make up 50% of the civil engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Civil Engineering Technology at Sandhills Community College Report

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Fayetteville Technical Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering technology schools in North Carolina. FTCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

About 11% of the students majoring in civil engineering tech at the school are women while 89% are male.

Read full report on Civil Engineering Technology at Fayetteville Technical Community College

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Central Piedmont Community College is a great place for civil engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

Read full report on Civil Engineering Technology at Central Piedmont Community College

Guilford Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for civil engineering technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Full Civil Engineering Technology at Guilford Technical Community College Report

Western Piedmont Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. WPCC is a small public school located in the city of Morganton.

Full Civil Engineering Technology at Western Piedmont Community College Report

Best Civil Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 74
South Carolina 41
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 7 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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