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2023 Best Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

7 Colleges
$39,483 Avg Salary
$16,420 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, environmental control technology was ranked #22 in the country. In fact 9,376 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for environmental control tech majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top Southwest Region Trade Schools for an Associate in Environmental Control Technology

Our analysis found Lamar Institute of Technology to be the best school for environmental control technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a large student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, environmental control tech graduates from TSTC carry an average student debtload of $16,070.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Austin Community College District helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best environmental control technology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Western Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best environmental control technology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of El Paso, Western Technical College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Environmental Control Tech majors at Western Technical College take out an average of $20,916 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $119, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

The excellent associate degree programs at St Philip’s College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best environmental control technology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Tarrant County College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for environmental control technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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#7

Vernon College

Vernon, TX

Vernon College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree environmental control technology programs. Vernon Regional Junior College is a small public school located in the rural area of Vernon.

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Best Environmental Control Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental control technology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 24
Texas 1,237
Oklahoma 45
New Mexico 12

Environmental Control Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Environmental Control Tech Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineering Technology 7,993
Water Quality & Wastewater Treatment Management & Recycling Technology 800
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology 329
Other Environmental Control Technologies 128
Hazardous Materials Management & Waste Technology 126

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347
Engineering-Related Fields 6,553

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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