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Best Value Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$8,949 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.

The Best Value Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for environmental control tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.


 

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

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Environmental Control Technology

#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 Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Bismarck, BSC is a public school with a small student population.

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

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BSC also is in the top 10% of our Best Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means St Cloud Technical and Community College is a great value for environmental control technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public college with a small student population.

St Cloud Technical and Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,075 in tuition and fees each year.

St Cloud Technical and Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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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 Plains States Region . Kirkwood Community College is a large public school located in the city of Cedar Rapids.

Kirkwood Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,604 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State College of Science. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State College of Science is a small public school located in the town of Wahpeton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State College of Science are $6,879 per year.

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#5

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, MO

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Ranken Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value environmental control technology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Saint Louis, Ranken Technical College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ranken Technical College are $16,960 a year. On average, environmental control tech graduates from Ranken Technical College take out $14,141 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Environmental Control Technology at Ranken Technical College Report

Des Moines Area Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. DMACC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ankeny.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DMACC are $10,680 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Wichita Technical Institute did quite well on this year’s best value schools for environmental control technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Wichita, WTI is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

On average, environmental control tech graduates from WTI take out $13,260 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Best Environmental Control Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental control technology schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 232
Missouri 126
Minnesota 26
South Dakota 12
Iowa 31
North Dakota 14

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 7 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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