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2023 Best Value Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

35 Colleges
$9,731 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,056 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 8,601 people earned a degree or certificate in environmental control technology, making the major the #22 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 35 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for environmental control tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the environmental control tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools

#1

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

Our analysis found Bismarck State College to be the best value school for environmental control technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. BSC is a small public school located in the city of Bismarck.

BSC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,930 in tuition and fees each year.

BSC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at St Cloud Technical and Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value environmental control technology schools in the United States. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $5,874 per year. The average amount in student loans that environmental control tech majors at St Cloud Technical and Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $20,440.

St Cloud Technical and Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is a great value for environmental control technology students working on their associate degree. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NWTC are $6,849 a year. On average, environmental control tech graduates from NWTC take out $18,695 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

NWTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools list.

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#4

Antelope Valley College

Lancaster, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Antelope Valley College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools list. Antelope Valley College is a large public school located in the suburb of Lancaster.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Antelope Valley College are $6,980 per year.

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#5

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Out of the 35 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Kirkwood Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kirkwood Community College are $7,072 a year.

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North Dakota State College of Science came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Wahpeton, North Dakota State College of Science is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Dakota State College of Science are $6,606 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Dakota State College of Science also did well on our Best Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree environmental control technology programs. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school located in the city of Lancaster.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology are $8,450 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, environmental control tech graduates from Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology carry an average student debtload of $11,353.

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools list.

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#8

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

With a ranking of #8, Ferris State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for environmental control technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ferris are $13,188 per year. The average amount in student loans that environmental control tech majors at Ferris take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,732.

Ferris also claimed a spot on our Best Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Environmental Control Technology at Ferris State University

#9

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Stark State College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools ranking. Stark State College is a large public school located in the large suburb of North Canton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stark State College are $7,406 per year.

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Macomb Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree environmental control technology programs. Located in the midsize city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Macomb Community College are $7,680 a year.

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Environmental Control Technology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 7,017
Water Quality & Wastewater Treatment Management & Recycling Technology 1,038
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology 347
Hazardous Materials Management & Waste Technology 104
Other Environmental Control Technologies 95

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,466
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,550
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,819
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,553
Mechanical Engineering Technology 5,909

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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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