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Most Popular Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States 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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Plains States 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for environmental control tech majors pursuing a basic certificate.

#1

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Ranken Technical College the most popular school in the Plains States Region for environmental control technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, Ranken Technical College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Des Moines Area Community College is a great place for environmental control technology students working on their basic certificate. DMACC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

Women make up 6% of the environmental control tech majors at the school.

Full Environmental Control Technology at Des Moines Area Community College Report

#3

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hennepin Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Control Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Eastern Iowa Community College District is a great place for environmental control technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Davenport, Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in environmental control tech at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Environmental Control Technology at Eastern Iowa Community College District Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Scott Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Fort Scott, FSCC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 33% of the environmental control tech majors at the school.

Full Environmental Control Technology at Fort Scott Community College Report

Best Environmental Control Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental control technology colleges 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 6 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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