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Best Value Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Texas

2023 Best Value Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$6,607 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 1,237 degrees and certificates were awarded to environmental control technology students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Texas 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Texas

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

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

Our analysis found Tarrant County College District to be the best value school for environmental control technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Texas. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarrant County College are $3,402 per year.

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#2

Laredo College

Laredo, TX

The excellent basic certificate programs at Laredo College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value environmental control technology schools in Texas. Located in the large city of Laredo, Laredo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Laredo College are $4,500 per year.

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#3

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means St Philip’s College is a great value for environmental control technology students working on their basic certificate. St Philip's College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Philip’s College are $6,742 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list. TSTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Waco.

TSTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,969 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list. Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Austin Community College District are $8,580 per year.

Full Environmental Control Technology at Austin Community College District Report

Best Value Environmental Control Technology Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Environmental Control Technology Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 24
Oklahoma 45
New Mexico 12

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 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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