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Most Popular Construction Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Most Popular Construction Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

16 Colleges
$42,492 Avg Salary
$14,817 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

Construction Engineering Technology is the #28 most popular major in the country with 4,299 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Construction Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Construction Engineering Technology program at each school on the list.

Check out the construction engineering tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Our analysis found El Centro College to be the most popular school for construction engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Dallas.

Women make up 45% of the construction engineering tech majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in construction engineering tech at Houston Community College, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Texas State Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular construction engineering technology schools in the Southwest Region . TSTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

About 14% of the students majoring in construction engineering tech at the school are women while 86% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, construction engineering tech majors at TSTC accumulate an average of around $10,977 in student debt.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

About 27% of the students majoring in construction engineering tech at the school are women while 73% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Tarrant County College District helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular construction engineering technology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in construction engineering tech at Tarrant County College, 92% are male and 8% are female.

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Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree construction engineering technology programs. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, OSU-OKC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 25% of the construction engineering tech majors at the school.

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#7

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

South Texas College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree construction engineering technology programs. South Texas College is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of McAllen.

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#8

Texarkana College

Texarkana, TX

Texarkana College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for construction engineering technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Texarkana College is a small public school located in the city of Texarkana.

Women make up 40% of the construction engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Construction Engineering Technology at Texarkana College Report

#8

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

St Philip’s College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. St Philip's College is a large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Of the 9 students majoring in construction engineering tech at St Philip's College, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#10

Brazosport College

Lake Jackson, TX

Brazosport College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. BC is a small public school located in the suburb of Lake Jackson.

Of the 7 students majoring in construction engineering tech at BC, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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Best Construction Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best construction engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 92
Texas 1,165
Oklahoma 72
New Mexico 3

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 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 Pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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