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Best Value Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$9,147 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,483 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree School for You

Environmental Control Technology is the #22 most popular major in the country with 9,376 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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 in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for environmental control tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

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

2023 Best Value Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Environmental Control Technology

Our analysis found Northeast Wisconsin Technical College to be the best value school for environmental control technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NWTC are $6,965 a year. On average, environmental control tech graduates from NWTC take out $15,423 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NWTC also did well on our Best Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

The excellent associate degree programs at Ferris State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value environmental control technology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ferris is a large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ferris are $13,608 per year. The average amount in student loans that environmental control tech majors at Ferris take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,795.

Ferris 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 in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#3

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stark State College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public school with a large student population.

Stark State College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,644 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Macomb Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Macomb Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Warren.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Macomb Community College are $7,830 per year.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cincinnati State are $9,558 a year. On average, environmental control tech graduates from Cincinnati State take out $14,218 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Cincinnati State 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 in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#6

Zane State College

Zanesville, OH

Zane State College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree environmental control technology programs. Zane State College is a small public school located in the distant town of Zanesville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Zane State College are $11,166 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Lewis and Clark Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for environmental control technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Godfrey, Lewis and Clark Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lewis and Clark Community College are $12,552 a year.

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Sinclair Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree environmental control technology programs. Located in the city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Sinclair Community College are $8,316 a year.

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Best Environmental Control Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental control technology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 607
Indiana 60
Wisconsin 40
Ohio 211
Illinois 202

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, environmental control technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Environmental Control Tech Focus Areas

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

Majors Similar to Environmental Control Tech

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 8 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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