2023 Best Environmental Control Technology Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$24,200
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Control Tech” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Environmental Control Technology is the 216th most popular major in the country with 8,690 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, environmental control technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,537 and had an average of $14,940 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,181 environmental control technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,641 and $14,145 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Control Tech” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in environmental control technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent environmental control technology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the environmental control technology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Control Tech
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Control Tech”.
Top 9 Best Environmental Control Technology Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Control Tech list. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
NC State also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 36,042 students enrolled at NC State, 1,102 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 493 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,886. In addition to receiving other benefits, 27 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at NC State]](/colleges/north-carolina-state-university-at-raleigh/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Control Tech. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified ’s environmental control tech students in 2020-2021.
Duke also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 16,172 students enrolled at Duke, 36 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,387. During this same period, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Duke University]](/colleges/duke-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Control Tech that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Appalachian State University is a public institution located in Boone, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 80 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region vets studying environmental control tech list, Appalachian State has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Appalachian State supports 20,023 students, and 780 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 393 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,464. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Appalachian State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Control Tech that were part of this year’s ranking, Indian River State College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Fort Pierce, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified ’s environmental control tech students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region vets studying environmental control tech list, Indian River State College has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 15,236 students enrolled at Indian River State College, 539 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 315 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,800. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Indian River State College Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jackson State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Control Tech. Jackson State is a public institution located in Jackson, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Jackson State also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 233 of the 6,921 students enrolled at Jackson State University were GI Bill® students, of which 94 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,435. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Pellissippi State Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Control Tech ranking. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s environmental control tech degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Pellissippi State Community College also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 320 of the 9,334 students enrolled at Pellissippi State Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 146 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,292. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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College of Business and Technology-Hialeah came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Control Tech ranking. College of Business and Technology-Hialeah is located in Hialeah, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s environmental control tech degrees to qualified students.
CBT College - Hialeah not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 140 students enrolled at CBT College - Hialeah, 6 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,820. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full CBT College - Hialeah Veteran Student Life Report
College of Business and Technology-Flagler did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Control Tech ranking, coming in at #8. CBT College - Flagler is a small school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 79 ’s environmental control tech degrees in 2020-2021.
CBT College - Flagler also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 95 students enrolled at College of Business and Technology-Flagler, 13 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 12 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,647. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. College of Business and Technology-Flagler does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at CBT College - Flagler]](/colleges/college-of-business-and-technology-flagler/student-life/veterans/)
ITI Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Control Tech ranking. ITI Technical College is a private for-profit institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
ITI Technical College also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 96 of the 603 students enrolled at ITI Technical College were GI Bill® students, of which 75 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,512. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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