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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

16 Colleges
$45,273 Avg Salary
$10,319 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Technology School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, civil engineering technology was ranked #41 in the country. In fact 1,155 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

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

Our analysis found Northwest Kansas Technical College to be the most popular school for civil engineering technology students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Goodland, NWKTC is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at St Cloud Technical and Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering technology schools in the Plains States Region . St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hawkeye Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Waterloo, Hawkeye Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, State Technical College of Missouri landed the # 4 spot on the list. STC is a small public school located in the rural area of Linn.

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#5

South Central College

North Mankato, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Central College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. South Central College is a small public school located in the small suburb of North Mankato.

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Dakota County Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN

Lake Superior College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Duluth, LSC is a public school with a small student population.

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Minnesota State Community and Technical 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. M State is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Fergus Falls.

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Metropolitan Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular civil engineering technology programs. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Southeast Community College Area ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Civil Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best civil engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 28
Missouri 14
Minnesota 63
Iowa 24
North Dakota 5
Nebraska 16

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, civil engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Civil Engineering Tech Concentrations

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 16 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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