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Best Value Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Value Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$8,496 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,056 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree School for You

Environmental Control Technology is the #220 most popular major in the country with 8,690 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which 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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which associate degree 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.

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.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate 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 associate degree in the Plains States Region . BSC is a small public school located in the city of Bismarck.

BSC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,930 in tuition and fees each year.

BSC also made our Best Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #2.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

St Cloud Technical and Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,874 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, environmental control tech majors at St Cloud Technical and Community College accumulate an average of around $20,440 in student debt.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College also did well on our Best Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#3

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kirkwood Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kirkwood Community College are $7,072 per year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at North Dakota State College of Science helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value environmental control technology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Wahpeton, North Dakota State College of Science is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State College of Science are $6,606 per year.

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#5

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ranken Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Ranken Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

Ranken Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $16,164 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, environmental control tech majors at Ranken Technical College accumulate an average of around $15,410 in student debt.

Ranken Technical College also took the #4 spot in our Best Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.

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Western Dakota Technical Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Rapid City, Western Dakota Tech is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Western Dakota Tech are $8,332 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Des Moines Area Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for environmental control technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public school with a very large student population.

DMACC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,440 in tuition and fees each year. Environmental Control Tech majors at DMACC take out an average of $11,307 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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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
Missouri 21
Minnesota 17
Kansas 5
Iowa 7
North Dakota 12
South Dakota 12

Environmental Control Technology is one of 18 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592
Engineering-Related Fields 6,736

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).

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