Program Payoff

Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians programs in Colorado

13 schools in Colorado teach this, at certificate or associate level. 4 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $42,682 at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology.

What this work pays in Colorado

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in Colorado earn a median of $65,200 a year across 8,940 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.

Also leads toMedianJobs in Colorado
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$74,2002,620
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$59,9201,400
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$76,1101,260
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$60,930740
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$60,740

Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.

Schools

SchoolCredentialMedian debtGraduate earnings, 2 yrsGraduates
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Broomfield Associate's degree $42,682 (40 grads)
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Broomfield Undergraduate certificate $39,369 (24 grads)
Lincoln College of Technology-Denver Denver Undergraduate certificate $14,069 $36,234 (663 grads) 101
Red Rocks Community College Lakewood Associate's degree $25,194 (12 grads) 11
Front Range Community College Westminster Associate's degree not published
Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction Undergraduate certificate not published
Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction Associate's degree not published 2
Emily Griffith Technical College Denver Undergraduate certificate not published 14
Front Range Community College Westminster Undergraduate certificate not published
Pickens Technical College Aurora Undergraduate certificate not published 30
Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs Undergraduate certificate not published 4
Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs Associate's degree not published 4
Red Rocks Community College Lakewood Undergraduate certificate not published 15

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.

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Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.