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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering Technology in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
108 Degrees Awarded
$12,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Getting Aid” 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.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the civil engineering technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree civil engineering tech students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering Technology in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#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 Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. North Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s civil engineering tech degrees to 16 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 $10,175 for plains states region associate degree civil engineering tech students with aid per year to attend South Central College.

Read more about Civil Engineering Technology at South Central College

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, State Technical College of Missouri landed the #2 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 State Technical College of Missouri is $12,926 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students with aid.

Full STC Civil Engineering Technology Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Community College Area. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid 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 also took the #8 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southeast Community College Area is $9,059 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students with aid.

Read full report on Civil Engineering Technology at Southeast Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. DMACC is located in Ankeny, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DMACC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,076 for plains states region associate degree civil engineering tech students with aid per year to attend DMACC.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s civil engineering tech degrees to 14 students 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. It costs about $9,019 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students with aid per year to attend St Cloud Technical and Community College.

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

#6

North Dakota State College of Science

Wahpeton, North Dakota

North Dakota State College of Science ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Wahpeton, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s civil engineering tech degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State College of Science did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $10,940 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students with aid per year to attend North Dakota State College of Science.

Read full report on Civil Engineering Technology at North Dakota State College of Science

#7

Dakota County Technical College

Rosemount, Minnesota

Dakota County Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Dakota County Technical College is a small public school situated in Rosemount, Minnesota. It awarded 15 associates’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree civil engineering tech students with aid list, DCTC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $11,063 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students with aid per year to attend DCTC.

Full DCTC 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 Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified associates’s civil engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

LSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lake Superior College is $13,503 for plains states region associate degree civil engineering tech students with aid.

Full LSC Civil Engineering Technology Report

#9

Dunwoody College of Technology

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

Dunwoody College of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s civil engineering tech students 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 $24,488 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Civil Engineering Tech students with aid.

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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