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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$10,995 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,483 Avg Salary

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.

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 Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southwest Region 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 Southwest Region

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Tarrant County College District the best value school in the Southwest Region for environmental control technology students working on their associate degree. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarrant County College are $8,235 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lamar Institute of Technology is a great value for environmental control technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lamar Institute of Technology are $12,636 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Lamar Institute of Technology is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

TSTC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,094 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, environmental control tech graduates from TSTC carry an average student debtload of $16,070.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, TSTC also did well on our Best Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Austin Community College District are $10,590 a year.

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#5

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St Philip’s College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

St Philip’s College undergraduate students pay an average of $14,272 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Environmental Control Technology at St Philip’s College Report

#6

Vernon College

Vernon, TX

Vernon 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 #6 on the list. Vernon Regional Junior College is a small public school located in the rural area of Vernon.

Vernon Regional Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,480 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Environmental Control Technology at Vernon College Report

Western Technical 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 #7 on the list. 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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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.

  • 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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