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2023 Best Value Construction Engineering Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You
Construction Engineering Technology is the #18 most popular major in South Dakota with 27 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
The Best Value Construction Engineering Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for construction engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota
Check out the construction engineering tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Construction Engineering
Our analysis found Lake Area Technical Institute to be the best value school for construction engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in South Dakota. Located in the remote town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LATI are $6,718 a year.
LATI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Construction Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Dakota list.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Southeast Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value construction engineering technology schools in South Dakota. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Tech are $7,650 per year.
Southeast Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Construction Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Dakota list.
The excellent associate degree programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value construction engineering technology schools in South Dakota. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Dakota State are $9,299 a year.
South Dakota State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Construction Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Dakota list.
Full Construction Engineering Technology at South Dakota State University Report
Best Value Construction Engineering Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region
Explore all the Best Value Construction Engineering Technology Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 71 |
| Missouri | 32 |
| Minnesota | 16 |
| North Dakota | 53 |
| Nebraska | 56 |
Majors Related to Construction Engineering Tech
Construction Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Construction Engineering Tech Concentrations
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Construction Engineering Technology | 4,299 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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).
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