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2023 Best Value Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

41 Colleges
$10,042 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,285 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate 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.

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 2023 rankings named Bismarck State College the best value school in the United States for environmental control technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. BSC is a small public school located in the small city of Bismarck.

BSC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,227 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $6,075 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.

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#3

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Kirkwood Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value environmental control technology schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kirkwood Community College are $7,604 per year.

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#4

Antelope Valley College

Lancaster, CA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Antelope Valley College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value environmental control technology schools in the United States. Antelope Valley College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lancaster.

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

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Out of the 41 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Trade Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Trade Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,870 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, North Dakota State College of Science did quite well on this year’s best value schools for environmental control technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Wahpeton, North Dakota State College of Science is a public school 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 $6,879 a year.

North Dakota State College of Science excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked 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 came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Cuyahoga Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $8,736 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, Altierus Career College - Tampa did quite well on this year’s best value schools for environmental control technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Tampa, Altierus Career College - Tampa is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Altierus Career College - Tampa are $15,316 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, environmental control tech graduates from Altierus Career College - Tampa carry an average student debtload of $8,654. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $63, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Altierus Career College - Tampa also claimed a spot on our Best Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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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 very large public school located in the large 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 also claimed a spot on our Best Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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Altierus Career College - Bissonnet 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 #10 on the list. 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 $15,230 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, environmental control tech majors at Altierus Career College - Bissonnet accumulate an average of around $8,654 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $63, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Environmental Control Technology by Region

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New England
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Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
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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 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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