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Best Environmental Control Technology Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Environmental Control Technology Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

16 Colleges
$39,363 Avg Salary
$12,137 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Environmental Control Technology 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Environmental Control Technology Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Environmental Control Technology Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Environmental Control Technology Colleges.

Top 10 Best Environmental Control Technology Schools

Our analysis found Lincoln College of Technology - Grand Prairie to be the best school for environmental control technology students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Lincoln Tech - Grand Prairie is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Grand Prairie.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Corpus Christi is a great place for environmental control technology students. South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Corpus Christi is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Corpus Christi.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-San Antonio. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Environmental Control Technology Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, South Texas Vo-Tech is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Altierus Career College - Bissonnet landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, Altierus Career College - Bissonnet is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best environmental control technology programs. Located in the city of San Antonio, Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Lamar Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Environmental Control Technology Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public college with a small student population.

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Texas State Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for environmental control technology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Waco, TSTC is a public school with a large student population.

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Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for environmental control technology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Harlingen, Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Western Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for environmental control technology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of El Paso, Western Technical College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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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 16 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).

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