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2023 Best Value Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

35 Colleges
$10,008 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.

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 2023 rankings named Bismarck State College the best value school in the United States for environmental control technology students working on their associate degree. BSC is a small public school located in the small city of Bismarck.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BSC are $7,227 a 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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Out of the 35 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $6,075 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 $9,310.

In addition to its great value ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools list.

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Out of the 35 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. NWTC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Green Bay.

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.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NWTC also is in the top 20% of our Best Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking.

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#4

Antelope Valley College

Lancaster, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Antelope Valley College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools list. Antelope Valley College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lancaster.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Antelope Valley College are $7,724 a year.

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#5

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kirkwood Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kirkwood Community College are $7,604 per year.

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North Dakota State College of Science landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree environmental control technology programs. Located in the distant town of Wahpeton, North Dakota State College of Science is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State College of Science are $6,879 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, North Dakota State College of Science is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools list.

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Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools list. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school located in the small city of Lancaster.

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $8,450 in tuition and fees each year.

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology 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.

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#8

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree environmental control technology programs. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a large student population.

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 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.

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#9

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Stark State College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools list. Stark State College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of North Canton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Stark State College are $7,644 a year.

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Macomb Community College 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 #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Macomb Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,830 in tuition and fees each 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
Other U.S. Territories
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 7,993
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 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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