Certificate (under 1 year)-4% vs national median408 grads tracked
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians at Texas State Technical College
Ranked 15th of 20 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,171
middle 50%: $27,645 – $47,243
Median · 5 years out
$51,761
middle 50%: $41,115 – $67,746
Median · 10 years out
$64,138
middle 50%: $47,119 – $88,755
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Environmental Control Technologies certificate holders at Texas State Technical College earn a median of $36k initially. Earnings rise to $64k by the tenth year.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
8.1 yrs
≈ $9,562 total interest
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Pickens Technical College
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Terra State Community College
$55,789 · 5 yrs out
Three Rivers Community College
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
Grayson College
$53,707 · 5 yrs out
James A. Rhodes State College
$52,793 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Vista College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$51,096 · 5 yrs out
Vernon College
$50,858 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Bend College
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Laredo College
$39,731 · 5 yrs out
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$126,300 · 5 yrs out
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$122,926 · 5 yrs out
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$109,537 · 5 yrs out
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$86,605 · 5 yrs out
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$83,187 · 5 yrs out
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$78,000 · 5 yrs out
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$77,691 · 5 yrs out
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$74,872 · 5 yrs out
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$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Public Health (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
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