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Best Value Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$8,846 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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 Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Plains States 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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


 

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for environmental control tech majors pursuing a associate degree.

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

#1

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

Our 2023 rankings named Bismarck State College the best value school in the Plains States Region for environmental control technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Bismarck, BSC is a public college with a small student population.

BSC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,227 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, BSC is ranked #2 for overall quality for environmental control tech in the Plains States Region .

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $6,075 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, environmental control tech majors at St Cloud Technical and Community College accumulate an average of around $9,310 in student debt.

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#3

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kirkwood Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cedar Rapids.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Dakota State College of Science. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State College of Science is a small public school located in the distant town of Wahpeton.

North Dakota State College of Science undergraduate students pay an average of $6,879 in tuition and fees each 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 in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#5

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ranken Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, Ranken Technical College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ranken Technical College are $16,960 a year. Environmental Control Tech majors at Ranken Technical College take out an average of $11,158 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Ranken Technical College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Western Dakota Technical Institute 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. Western Dakota Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Rapid City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Western Dakota Tech are $8,333 a year.

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Des Moines Area Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. DMACC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DMACC are $10,680 per 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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 232
Missouri 126
Minnesota 26
South Dakota 12
Iowa 31
North Dakota 14

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

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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