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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians
- Median pay
- $55,090/yr
- 10-yr job growth
- 4.0%
Degree Programs That Lead Here
These are the fields of study that feed into a Environmental Science and Protection Technicians career. The colleges below all offer at least one of them.
1,629 colleges · showing 1–25
| College | Matching program | Credential | Net price/yr | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moorpark College Moorpark, CA · 4-yr Public | Chemistry +1 more | Associate's | — | CA |
| Oxnard College Oxnard, CA · 2-yr Public | Chemistry +1 more | Associate's | — | CA |
| Ventura College Ventura, CA · 2-yr Public | Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | Associate's | — | CA |
| Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA · 2-yr Public | Science Technologies/Technicians | Associate's | — | GA |
| Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross, GA · 2-yr Public | Science Technologies/Technicians | Associate's | — | GA |
| Canada College Redwood City, CA · 2-yr Public | Chemistry | Associate's | $32 | CA |
| Fort Peck Community College Poplar, MT · 2-yr Public | Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Associate's | $400 | MT |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA · 2-yr Public | Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians +1 more | Certificate | $480 | CA |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 2-yr Public | Chemistry | Associate's | $536 | CA |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta, GA · 2-yr Public | Science Technologies/Technicians | Associate's | $614 | GA |
| Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI · 4-yr Public | Natural Resources Conservation and Research +1 more | Associate's | $660 | MI |
| Southern Regional Technical College Thomasville, GA · 2-yr Public | Science Technologies/Technicians | Associate's | $813 | GA |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 2-yr Public | Chemistry +1 more | Associate's | $1,115 | CA |
| Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de San Juan San Juan, PR · 2-yr Public | Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | Associate's | $1,121 | PR |
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan, AL · 2-yr Public | Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | Associate's | $1,170 | AL |
| Pamlico Community College Grantsboro, NC · 2-yr Public | Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Associate's | $1,321 | NC |
| College of the Mainland Texas City, TX · 4-yr Public | Physical Science Technologies/Technicians | Associate's | $1,342 | TX |
| St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 4-yr Public | Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Associate's | $1,471 | FL |
| Macomb Community College Warren, MI · 2-yr Public | Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | $1,618 | MI |
| Lamar State College-Orange Orange, TX · 2-yr Public | Physical Science Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | $1,655 | TX |
| South Texas College McAllen, TX · 4-yr Public | Chemistry | Associate's | $1,751 | TX |
| West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV · 4-yr Public | Science Technologies/Technicians | Associate's | $1,807 | WV |
| Manatee Technical College Bradenton, FL · 2-yr Public | Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | $1,808 | FL |
| Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 2-yr Public | Chemistry | Associate's | $2,039 | CA |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 2-yr Public | Chemistry | Associate's | $2,090 | CA |
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