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Environmental Control Technology at College of the Desert

Every environmental control technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the environmental control tech program at College of the Desert stacks up to those at other schools.

College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and approximately 10,932 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 5 students received their associate's degree in environmental control tech.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Environmental Control Technology section at the bottom of this page.

College of the Desert Environmental Control Technology Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Environmental Control Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Environmental Control Tech

College of the Desert Environmental Control Technology Rankings

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Environmental Control Tech Student Demographics at College of the Desert

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the environmental control tech majors at College of the Desert.

College of the Desert Environmental Control Technology Associate’s Program

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of environmental control tech associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

College of the Desert does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in environmental control tech graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of the Desert with a associate's in environmental control tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Environmental Control Technology

If you plan to be a environmental control tech major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from College of the Desert. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineering Technology	41

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology

Careers That Environmental Control Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in environmental control tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for College of the Desert.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	27,720	$58,130
Water Treatment Plant and System Operators	11,980	$72,650
Engineering Technicians	11,280	$71,420
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	6,480	$49,470
Commercial and Industrial Designers	4,090	$77,580

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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