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Best Value Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Best Value Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$14,680 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

The Best Value Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Environmental Control Technology

#1

Antelope Valley College

Lancaster, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Antelope Valley College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for environmental control technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Lancaster, Antelope Valley College is a public school with a large student population.

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

Read full report on Environmental Control Technology at Antelope Valley College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alaska Anchorage. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UAA is a large public school located in the large city of Anchorage.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UAA are $21,635 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UAA is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Read full report on Environmental Control Technology at University of Alaska Anchorage

Best Environmental Control Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental control technology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 23
California 1,583
Oregon 54
Nevada 32
Alaska 8

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 2 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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