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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$10,959 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,472 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for environmental control tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

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

Top 10 Best Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Altierus Career College - Bissonnet to be the best value school for environmental control technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Houston, Altierus Career College - Bissonnet is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Altierus Career College - Bissonnet undergraduate students pay an average of $14,975 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that environmental control tech majors at Altierus Career College - Bissonnet take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $10,090.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas State Technical College is a great value for environmental control technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TSTC are $11,369 per year. Environmental Control Tech majors at TSTC take out an average of $11,037 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

TSTC also made our Best Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #3.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lamar Institute of Technology are $12,636 per year.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarrant County College District landed the # 4 spot on the list. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tarrant County College are $8,235 a year. Environmental Control Tech majors at Tarrant County College take out an average of $17,133 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#5

Vernon College

Vernon, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Vernon College is a great value for environmental control technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Vernon Regional Junior College is a small public school located in the rural area of Vernon.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vernon Regional Junior College are $6,120 per year.

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#6

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

St Philip’s College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for environmental control technology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Philip’s College are $14,122 per year.

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Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate environmental control technology programs. Located in the small city of Harlingen, Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, environmental control tech graduates from Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen take out $9,995 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $63.

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Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of San Antonio, Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Environmental Control Tech majors at Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) take out an average of $9,995 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $63.

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South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Corpus Christi ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Corpus Christi is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.

Environmental Control Tech majors at South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Corpus Christi take out an average of $12,353 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $53.

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Southern Careers Institute - Austin ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Southern Careers Institute - Austin is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Austin.

The average amount in student loans that environmental control tech majors at Southern Careers Institute - Austin take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,995. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $63.

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Best Environmental Control Technology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 202
Arizona 14
Oklahoma 0
New Mexico 10

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 13 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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