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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 2023 rankings named Wake Technical Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for civil engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#2

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

The in-demand basic certificate 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.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sandhills Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina 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.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fayetteville Technical Community College is a great place for civil engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. FTCC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Fayetteville.

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

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Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Piedmont Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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Guilford Technical Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate civil engineering technology programs. Located in the suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Western Piedmont Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. WPCC is a small public school located in the small city of Morganton.

Full Civil Engineering Technology at Western Piedmont Community College Report

Best Civil Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Civil Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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 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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