2023 Best Value Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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
Our 2023 rankings named Bismarck State College the best value school in the Plains States Region for environmental control technology students working on their associate degree. BSC is a small public school located in the small city of Bismarck.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BSC are $6,930 a year.
BSC also took the #2 spot in our Best Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $5,874 per 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.
St Cloud Technical and Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Environmental Control Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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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 city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Kirkwood Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,072 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 Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Wahpeton, North Dakota State College of Science is a public school 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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Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ranken Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the 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.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Ranken Technical College is ranked #4 for overall quality for environmental control tech in the Plains States Region .
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With a ranking of #6, Western Dakota Technical Institute did quite well on this year’s best value schools for environmental control technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Rapid City, Western Dakota Tech is a public college 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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Des Moines Area Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree environmental control technology programs. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DMACC are $10,440 per 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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Explore the best environmental control technology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Missouri | 21 |
Minnesota | 17 |
Kansas | 5 |
Iowa | 7 |
North Dakota | 12 |
South Dakota | 12 |
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Majors Related to Environmental Control Tech
Environmental Control Technology is one of 18 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Environmental Control Tech
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.