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2023 Best Value Construction Engineering Basic Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$12,444 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Construction Engineering Technology Basic Certificate School for You

Construction Engineering Technology is the #28 most popular major in the country with 4,066 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Valencia College are $9,383 a 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 very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Houston Community College are $5,460 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lorain County Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Basic Certificate Schools list. LCCC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Elyria.

LCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,405 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

The excellent basic certificate programs at Midlands Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value construction engineering technology schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of West Columbia, MTC is a public college with a medium-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 school with a very 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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With a ranking of #6, Seminole State College of Florida did quite well on this year’s best value schools for construction engineering technology students working on their basic certificate. 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 landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate construction engineering technology programs. Jeff State is a medium-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 $8,610 a year.

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University of Minnesota - Duluth came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Duluth are $19,148 per year.

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#9

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

St Philip’s College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate construction engineering technology programs. St Philip's College is a large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at St Philip’s College are $14,122 a year.

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Sinclair Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate construction engineering technology programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Sinclair Community College are $8,076 a 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
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 4,066

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,466
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,550
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,819
Environmental Control Technology 8,601
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,553

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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