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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Trade Schools in North Carolina

10 Colleges
$60,891 Avg Salary
$22,812 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Technology 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Civil Engineering Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the civil engineering tech programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Charlotte the most popular school in North Carolina for civil engineering technology students. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gaston College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize suburb of Dallas, Gaston College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Wake Technical Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering technology schools in North Carolina. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sandhills Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Trade Schools in North Carolina list. SCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Pinehurst.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fayetteville Technical Community College is a great place for civil engineering technology students. FTCC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Fayetteville.

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Southwestern Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Southwestern Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Sylva.

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With a ranking of #7, Guilford Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering technology students. Located in the suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public school with a large student population.

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Central Piedmont Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for civil engineering technology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Trade Schools in North Carolina list. A-B Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Asheville.

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With a ranking of #10, Western Piedmont Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering technology students. 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

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

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 10 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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