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2023 Best Value Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Southwest Region 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.
Top 10 Best Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Altierus Career College - Bissonnet to be the best value school for environmental control technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Houston, Altierus Career College - Bissonnet is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Altierus Career College - Bissonnet undergraduate students pay an average of $15,230 in tuition and fees each year. On average, environmental control tech graduates from Altierus Career College - Bissonnet take out $8,654 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $63.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TSTC are $11,094 a year. The average amount in student loans that environmental control tech majors at TSTC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,414.
TSTC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lamar Institute of Technology is a great value for environmental control technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public school with a small student population.
Lamar Institute of Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $12,636 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarrant County College are $8,235 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, environmental control tech majors at Tarrant County College accumulate an average of around $20,338 in student debt.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Vernon College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Vernon Regional Junior College is a small public school located in the rural area of Vernon.
Vernon Regional Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,480 in tuition and fees each year.
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St Philip’s College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public school with a large student population.
St Philip’s College undergraduate students pay an average of $14,272 in tuition and fees each year.
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Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate environmental control technology programs. Located in the small city of Harlingen, Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
On average, environmental control tech graduates from Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen take out $8,716 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $68.
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Southern Careers Institute - Austin 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. Southern Careers Institute - Austin is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Austin.
After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, environmental control tech graduates from Southern Careers Institute - Austin carry an average student debtload of $8,716. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $68.
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With a ranking of #7, South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Corpus Christi did quite well on this year’s best value schools for environmental control technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Corpus Christi is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Corpus Christi.
On average, environmental control tech graduates from South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Corpus Christi take out $12,105 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $59.
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Lincoln College of Technology - Grand Prairie came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Lincoln Tech - Grand Prairie is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Prairie.
Environmental Control Tech majors at Lincoln Tech - Grand Prairie take out an average of $12,310 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $147, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Explore the best environmental control technology schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 24 |
Texas | 1,237 |
Oklahoma | 45 |
New Mexico | 12 |
Majors Related to Environmental Control Tech
Environmental Control Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Environmental Control Tech Concentrations
Most Popular Majors Related to Environmental Control Tech
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 13 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.