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Best Value Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$11,129 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,285 Avg Salary

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.


 

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

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

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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas State Technical College is a great value for environmental control technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TSTC are $11,094 per 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, TSTC is ranked #2 for overall quality for environmental control tech in the Southwest Region .

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Lamar Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value environmental control technology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lamar Institute of Technology are $12,636 a year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Tarrant County College District helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value environmental control technology schools in the Southwest Region . Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the 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. 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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#5

Vernon College

Vernon, TX

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Vernon College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value environmental control technology schools in the Southwest Region . Vernon Regional Junior College is a small public school located in the rural area of Vernon.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vernon Regional Junior College are $6,480 per year.

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#6

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

St Philip’s College 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 #6 on the list. 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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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 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 landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate environmental control technology programs. Southern Careers Institute - Austin is a small private for-profit school located in the large 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 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. Lincoln Tech - Grand Prairie is a small private for-profit school located in the large 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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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 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.

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