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Most Popular Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Environmental Control Technology Basic 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

The Most Popular Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Environmental Control Technology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Santiago Canyon College to be the most popular school for environmental control technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Orange, SCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 90 students majoring in environmental control tech at SCC, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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#2

Cypress College

Cypress, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cypress College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cypress College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Cypress.

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#3

San Jose City College

San Jose, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose City College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose City College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in environmental control tech at San Jose City College, 97% are male and 3% are female.

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#4

Chaffey College

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chaffey College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Chaffey College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rancho Cucamonga.

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#5

College of the Desert

Palm Desert, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Desert. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Palm Desert, College of the Desert is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Riverside City College

Riverside, CA

Riverside City College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Riverside, Riverside City College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in environmental control tech at Riverside City College, 97% are male and 3% are female.

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#7

Citrus College

Glendora, CA

Citrus College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate environmental control technology programs. Citrus College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Glendora.

Women make up 10% of the environmental control tech majors at the school.

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Truckee Meadows Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Reno, Truckee Meadows Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

College of the Canyons

Santa Clarita, CA

College of the Canyons ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Santa Clarita, College of the Canyons is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 24% of the students majoring in environmental control tech at the school are women while 76% are male.

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#10

Mt. San Jacinto College

San Jacinto, CA

With a ranking of #10, Mt. San Jacinto College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for environmental control technology students working on their basic certificate. MSJC is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of San Jacinto.

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Best Environmental Control Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental control technology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 23
California 1,583
Oregon 54
Nevada 32
Alaska 8

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

Majors Similar to Environmental Control Tech

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 28 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).

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