Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians programs in California
110 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. 5 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $52,107 at Mt San Antonio College.
What this work pays in California
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in California earn a median of $72,560 a year across 35,130 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in California |
|---|---|---|
| Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators | $81,770 | 11,630 |
| Hazardous Materials Removal Workers | $56,120 | 7,340 |
| Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | $80,480 | 7,330 |
| Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health | $61,220 | 6,010 |
| Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $60,010 | 2,060 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut | Undergraduate certificate | — | $52,107 (11 grads) | 37 |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut | Associate's degree | — | $46,087 (11 grads) | 18 |
| Summit College San Bernardino | Undergraduate certificate | $7,600 | $35,179 (70 grads) | 130 |
| UEI College-Huntington Park Huntington Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | $33,281 (15 grads) | — |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | $21,508 (11 grads) | 30 |
| Allan Hancock College Santa Maria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Allan Hancock College Santa Maria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Butte College Oroville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 43 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Citrus College Glendora | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Citrus College Glendora | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Clovis Community College Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Coalinga College Coalinga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| College of the Canyons Santa Clarita | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| College of the Canyons Santa Clarita | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| College of the Desert Palm Desert | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 60 |
| College of the Desert Palm Desert | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| College of the Redwoods Eureka | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Columbia College Sonora | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Columbia College Sonora | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Compton College Compton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Compton College Compton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Crafton Hills College Yucaipa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Cuyamaca College El Cajon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Cuyamaca College El Cajon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| Cypress College Cypress | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 118 |
| Cypress College Cypress | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| De Anza College Cupertino | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| De Anza College Cupertino | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 32 |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Folsom Lake College Folsom | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Foothill College Los Altos Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 31 |
| Foothill College Los Altos Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Gavilan College Gilroy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Gavilan College Gilroy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Golden West College Huntington Beach | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Institute for Business and Technology San Jose | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Laney College Oakland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Laney College Oakland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 68 |
| Merced College Merced | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Merced College Merced | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Mission College Santa Clara | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Moorpark College Moorpark | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto | Associate's degree | — | not published | 26 |
| Norco College Norco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Norco College Norco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 35 |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Oxnard College Oxnard | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Oxnard College Oxnard | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Palo Verde College Blythe | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Rio Hondo College Whittier | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Rio Hondo College Whittier | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Riverside City College Riverside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 34 |
| Riverside City College Riverside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Sacramento City College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 56 |
| Sacramento City College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino | Associate's degree | — | not published | 26 |
| San Diego City College San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| San Diego City College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| San Jose City College San Jose | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 43 |
| San Jose City College San Jose | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Santiago Canyon College Orange | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 90 |
| Santiago Canyon College Orange | Associate's degree | — | not published | 23 |
| Shasta College Redding | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Sierra College Rocklin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Sierra College Rocklin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Solano Community College Fairfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Solano Community College Fairfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Ventura College Ventura | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Ventura College Ventura | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Woodland Community College Woodland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Woodland Community College Woodland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.