Watertown, South Dakota · Public
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician at Lake Area Technical College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 23 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.3% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~23
- Schools with reported signal
- 108
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 73.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $15,979/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $63,916
- Median debt
- $12,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $45,473/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 108 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($3,712 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($4,511 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 88% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Dallas College Dallas, TX · 1.0% reported share · $3,214 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.8% reported share · $6,541 net A+ Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · 0.0% reported share · $4,128 net A+ 
Indian River State College Fort Pierce, FL · 0.1% reported share · $3,815 net A+ 
Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX · 0.4% reported share · $4,337 net A+ CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY · 4.0% reported share · $5,127 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician accounts for 1.3% of reported programs at Lake Area Technical College, which is bigger than 74% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 23 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Lake Area Technical College's average net price is $15,979 per year, about $63,916 over four years. That is $3,712 above the $12,267 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $45,473 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $4,511 below the $49,984 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Lake Area Technical College #95 of 108 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.