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2023 Best Value Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

41 Colleges
$9,688 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,472 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 8,601 people earned a degree or certificate in environmental control technology, making the major the #22 most popular in the United States.

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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 41 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

Our analysis found Bismarck State College to be the best value school for environmental control technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. BSC is a small public school located in the small city of Bismarck.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BSC are $6,930 a year.

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

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at St Cloud Technical and Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value environmental control technology schools in the United States. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

St Cloud Technical and Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,874 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College also did well on our Best Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#3

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kirkwood Community College is a great value for environmental control technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Kirkwood Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,072 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Antelope Valley College

Lancaster, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Antelope Valley College is a great value for environmental control technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Antelope Valley College is a large public school located in the suburb of Lancaster.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Antelope Valley College are $6,980 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a great value for environmental control technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Los Angeles Trade Technical College are $9,012 a year.

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North Dakota State College of Science ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Wahpeton, North Dakota State College of Science is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Dakota State College of Science are $6,606 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, North Dakota State College of Science is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.

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Cuyahoga Community College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for environmental control technology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cuyahoga Community College District are $8,586 a year.

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Altierus Career College - Tampa ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Tampa, Altierus Career College - Tampa is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Altierus Career College - Tampa undergraduate students pay an average of $14,775 in tuition and fees each year. Environmental Control Tech majors at Altierus Career College - Tampa take out an average of $10,090 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Altierus Career College - Tampa also did well on our Best Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#9

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #9, Ivy Tech Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for environmental control technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year.

Ivy Tech Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.

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Altierus Career College - Bissonnet came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Houston, Altierus Career College - Bissonnet is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Altierus Career College - Bissonnet are $14,975 a year. On average, environmental control tech graduates from Altierus Career College - Bissonnet take out $10,090 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Environmental Control Technology by Region

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Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
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 7,017
Water Quality & Wastewater Treatment Management & Recycling Technology 1,038
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology 347
Hazardous Materials Management & Waste Technology 104
Other Environmental Control Technologies 95

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,466
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,550
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,819
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,553
Mechanical Engineering Technology 5,909

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 41 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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