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2023 Best Value Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

29 Colleges
$12,006 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 29 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Our analysis found Hennepin Technical College to be the best value school for environmental control technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hennepin Technical College are $5,881 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Hennepin Technical College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools list.

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#2

Antelope Valley College

Lancaster, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Antelope Valley College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Schools list. Antelope Valley College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Lancaster.

Antelope Valley College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,724 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Laredo College

Laredo, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Laredo College is a great value for environmental control technology students working on their basic certificate. Laredo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Laredo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Laredo College are $5,748 a year.

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#4

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ivy Tech Community College is a great value for environmental control technology students working on their basic certificate. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,927 in tuition and fees each year.

Ivy Tech Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools list.

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#5

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ranken Technical College is a great value for environmental control technology students working on their basic certificate. Ranken Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

Ranken Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $16,960 in tuition and fees each year.

Ranken Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools list.

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College of Business and Technology-Flagler came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Schools ranking. CBT College - Flagler is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CBT College - Flagler are $13,152 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, CBT College - Flagler also did well on our Best Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Tarrant County College District ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Schools list. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tarrant County College are $8,235 a year.

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#8

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Stark State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Stark State College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of North Canton.

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

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#9

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

With a ranking of #9, Front Range Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for environmental control technology students working on their basic certificate. FRCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Westminster.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FRCC are $15,776 a year.

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Seminole State College of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for environmental control technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Seminole State is a large public school located in the city of Sanford.

Seminole State undergraduate students pay an average of $11,456 in tuition and fees each year.

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Environmental Control Technology by Region

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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 29 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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