2025 Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

an associate degree in construction engineering technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #146 out of 1020 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 203 associate degrees in construction engineering technology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Construction Engineering Technology School for Your Associate Degree

The construction engineering tech associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to construction engineering technology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of construction engineering technology students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized construction engineering technology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for construction engineering technology students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Construction Engineering Technology Schools

The construction engineering tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Construction Engineering Technology in the Southwest Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in construction engineering technology.

Top Southwest Region Schools for an Associate in Construction Engineering Tech

1

Texas State Technical College
Waco, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

50 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Texas State Technical College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in construction engineering technology. Located in the city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in construction engineering technology from Texas State Technical College

2

Houston Community College
Houston, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

47 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in construction engineering technology needs to look into Houston Community College. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in construction engineering technology from Houston Community College

3

Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in construction engineering technology has to look into Tarrant County College District. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Fort Worth.More information about a associate in construction engineering technology from Tarrant County College District

4

El Centro College
Dallas, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in construction engineering technology has to check out El Centro College. El Centro College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Dallas.More information about a associate in construction engineering technology from El Centro College

5

San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

San Jacinto College is a very large public college located in the midsize city of Pasadena.More information about a associate in construction engineering technology from San Jacinto Community College

Best Construction Engineering Technology Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	420	184
Arizona	349	0
New Mexico	255	1
Oklahoma	222	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Construction Engineering Tech

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.