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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
43 Degrees Awarded
$10,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Construction Engineering Technology is the 156th most popular major in the country with 4,225 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, construction engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $61,333 and had an average of $22,033 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 286 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,600 and $26,292 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 43 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in construction engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great construction engineering technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Lake Area Technical Institute

Watertown, South Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Area Technical Institute. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Watertown, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified associates’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LATI, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for LATI is $9,287 for plains states region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

North Dakota State College of Science

Wahpeton, North Dakota
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State College of Science landed the #2 spot on the list. North Dakota State College of Science is a public institution located in Wahpeton, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State College of Science did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend North Dakota State College of Science is $7,720 for plains states region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

#3

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, South Dakota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Southeast Technical College is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Southeast Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southeast Tech is $12,596 for plains states region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at Southeast Technical College

#4

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. South Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 2 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State is $15,285 for plains states region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at South Dakota State University

#5

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Saint Louis Community College is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Saint Louis Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Louis Community College is $5,930 for plains states region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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