Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians programs in Texas
33 schools in Texas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 15 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $40,467 at Tarrant County College District.
What this work pays in Texas
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in Texas earn a median of $57,760 a year across 34,730 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 Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators | $49,460 | 10,520 |
| Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | $73,860 | 7,110 |
| Hazardous Materials Removal Workers | $44,390 | 4,450 |
| Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health | $50,710 | 3,350 |
| Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $57,150 | 1,240 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | Associate's degree | — | $40,467 (25 grads) | 17 |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Associate's degree | — | $40,461 (22 grads) | 11 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie Grand Prairie | Undergraduate certificate | $14,069 | $36,234 (663 grads) | 146 |
| St Philip's College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (16 grads) | 6 |
| Western Technical College El Paso | Associate's degree | $23,464 | $33,281 (84 grads) | 66 |
| Texas State Technical College Waco | Associate's degree | $16,238 | $29,141 (32 grads) | 68 |
| St Philip's College San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | — | $28,960 (22 grads) | 80 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Austin Austin | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $27,203 (122 grads) | 44 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen Harlingen | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $27,203 (122 grads) | 50 |
| Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $27,203 (122 grads) | 155 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-Arlington Arlington | Undergraduate certificate | $13,000 | $26,643 (156 grads) | 31 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi | Undergraduate certificate | $13,000 | $26,643 (156 grads) | 60 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen McAllen | Undergraduate certificate | $13,000 | $26,643 (156 grads) | 0 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-San Antonio San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | $13,000 | $26,643 (156 grads) | 102 |
| South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville Brownsville | Undergraduate certificate | $13,000 | $26,643 (156 grads) | — |
| Laredo College Laredo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 97 |
| Texas State Technical College Waco | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | 82 |
| Vernon College Vernon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 90 |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 152 |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| CyberTex Institute of Technology Austin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Grayson College Denison | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Grayson College Denison | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Howard College Big Spring | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Midland College Midland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Midland College Midland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Northwest Vista College San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Northwest Vista College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 36 |
| Vernon College Vernon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
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.