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2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

9 Ranked Colleges
108 Degrees Awarded
$13,000 Avg Student Debt
Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Civil Engineering Technology is the 219th most popular major in the country with 1,344 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, civil engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $53,936 and had an average of $20,807 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 135 civil engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $13,000 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 108 civil engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in civil engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality civil engineering technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the civil engineering technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

South Central College

North Mankato, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Central College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in North Mankato, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified associates’s civil engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

South Central College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,666 for plains states region associate degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend South Central College.

Read more about Civil Engineering Technology at South Central College

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Community College Area. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s civil engineering tech degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Southeast Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $9,430 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Southeast Community College Area.

Full Southeast Community College Civil Engineering Technology Report

#3

North Dakota State College of Science

Wahpeton, North Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State College of Science. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Wahpeton, North Dakota, this small public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s civil engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State College of Science, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $11,086 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend North Dakota State College of Science.

Full North Dakota State College of Science Civil Engineering Technology Report

#4

Dakota County Technical College

Rosemount, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dakota County Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. DCTC is a small public school situated in Rosemount, Minnesota. It awarded 15 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

DCTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend DCTC is $10,822 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Civil Engineering Technology at Dakota County Technical College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Ankeny, Iowa, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified associates’s civil engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

DMACC also made our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Des Moines Area Community College is $10,468 for plains states region associate degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Civil Engineering Technology at DMACC

#7 in overall quality

St Cloud Technical and Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school situated in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 14 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

St Cloud Technical and Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend St Cloud Technical and Community College is $9,044 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Civil Engineering Technology at St Cloud Technical and Community College

State Technical College of Missouri landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. State Technical College of Missouri is a small public school situated in Linn, Missouri. It awarded 15 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

STC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend State Technical College of Missouri is $13,564 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full STC Civil Engineering Technology Report

#8

Lake Superior College

Duluth, Minnesota

Lake Superior College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. Lake Superior College is located in Duluth, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

LSC also made our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Lake Superior College is $13,914 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full LSC Civil Engineering Technology Report

#9

Dunwoody College of Technology

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

Dunwoody College of Technology landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Dunwoody College of Technology is a small school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 5 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Dunwoody College of Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Dunwoody College of Technology is $24,772 for plains states region associate degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Civil Engineering Technology at Dunwoody College of Technology

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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