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Most Popular Civil Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia

2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia

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Finding the Best Civil Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 16 degrees and certificates were awarded to civil engineering technology students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Civil Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Tidewater Community College to be the most popular school for civil engineering technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Virginia. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Northern Virginia Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering technology schools in Virginia. Located in the large suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at John Tyler Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering technology schools in Virginia. John Tyler Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Chester.

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Best Civil Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 41
Georgia 74
North Carolina 116
Florida 20
West Virginia 32
Louisiana 5
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 3 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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