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2023 Best Value Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$10,203 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate 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.

The Best Value Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southwest Region 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 Southwest Region

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

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

#1

Laredo College

Laredo, TX

Our analysis found Laredo College to be the best value school for environmental control technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southwest Region . Laredo College is a medium-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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tarrant County College District is a great value for environmental control technology students working on their basic certificate. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the large 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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Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a fairly 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.

Full Environmental Control Technology at Austin Community College District Report

#4

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means St Philip’s College is a great value for environmental control technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at St Philip’s College are $14,272 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas State Technical College is a great value for environmental control technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Waco, TSTC is a public school with a large student population.

TSTC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,094 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Environmental Control Technology at Texas State Technical College Report

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 5 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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