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2023 Best Value Construction Engineering Basic Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$12,565 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Construction Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 4,299 people earned a degree or certificate in construction engineering technology, making the major the #28 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Construction Engineering Basic Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for construction engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Construction Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for construction engineering tech majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 10 Best Construction Engineering Technology Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

Our analysis found Valencia College to be the best value school for construction engineering technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. Valencia College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orlando.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Valencia College are $9,383 per year.

Valencia College also claimed a spot on our Best Construction Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Houston Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Houston Community College are $5,460 a year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Lorain County Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value construction engineering technology schools in the United States. LCCC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Elyria.

LCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,601 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Midlands Technical College is a great value for construction engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of West Columbia, MTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MTC are $13,812 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tarrant County College District. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tarrant County College are $8,235 a year.

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Seminole State College of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for construction engineering technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Sanford, Seminole State is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Seminole State are $11,456 per year.

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Jefferson State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for construction engineering technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Jeff State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Jeff State are $8,910 a year.

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University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for construction engineering technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Duluth are $19,516 a year.

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#9

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

St Philip’s College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Basic Certificate Schools ranking. St Philip's College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at St Philip’s College are $14,272 a year.

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Sinclair Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sinclair Community College are $8,316 per year.

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Construction Engineering Technology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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

Construction Engineering Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Construction Engineering Technology 4,299

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 12 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 Pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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