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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering Technology (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

9 Ranked Colleges
108 Degrees Awarded
$15,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Vallue Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in civil engineering technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent civil engineering technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the civil engineering technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering Technology (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

South Central College

North Mankato, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Central College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. South Central College is a public institution located in North Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Central College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Central College is $10,175 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make more than $110k.

Full South Central College Civil Engineering Technology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Ankeny, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s civil engineering tech degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree civil engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k list, DMACC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Des Moines Area Community College is $10,076 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Civil Engineering Technology at Des Moines Area Community College

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Community College Area landed the #3 spot on the list. Southeast Community College Area is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeast Community College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $9,059 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Southeast Community College.

Full Southeast Community College Civil Engineering Technology Report

#4

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 #4 for the Best Vallue Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Wahpeton, North Dakota, this small public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s civil engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree civil engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k list, North Dakota State College of Science has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,940 for plains states region associate degree civil engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend North Dakota State College of Science.

Read more about Civil Engineering Technology at North Dakota State College of Science

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, State Technical College of Missouri landed the #5 spot on the list. STC is a small public school situated in Linn, Missouri. It awarded 15 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

STC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for STC is $12,926 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Civil Engineering Technology at State Technical College of Missouri

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, St Cloud Technical and Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

St Cloud Technical and Community College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend St Cloud Technical and Community College is $9,019 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Civil Engineering Technology at St Cloud Technical and Community College

#7

Dakota County Technical College

Rosemount, Minnesota

Dakota County Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Vallue Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This small school is located in Rosemount, Minnesota, and it awarded 15 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

DCTC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DCTC is $11,063 for plains states region associate degree civil engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Dakota County Technical College Civil Engineering Technology Report

#8

Lake Superior College

Duluth, Minnesota

Lake Superior College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. LSC 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. It costs about $13,503 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend LSC.

Read more about Civil Engineering Technology at Lake Superior College

#9

Dunwoody College of Technology

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

Dunwoody College of Technology landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Dunwoody College of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dunwoody College of Technology, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Dunwoody College of Technology is $24,488 for plains states region associate degree civil engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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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