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The study specifically investigated the extent to which management of tertiary institutions apply environmental analysis and use strategic control in the management of their institutions. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted descriptive survey design and was carried out in Enugu State. The population of the study was the entire 254 core management staff and Deans of Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education. There was no sampling as the entire population was used for the study. The instrument for data collection was researchers-developed questionnaire titled “Environmental Analysis and Strategic Control Application Questionnaire” (EASCAQ). The instrument is five-point scale structured thus: Very High Extent (5), High Extent (4), Moderate Extent (3), Low Extent (2) and Very Low Extent (1). The content and face validity of the instrument were determined using three experts in Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. To determine the reliability of EASCAQ, the researchers tested the instrument on the representative sample of 20 managers from tertiary institutions in Ebonyi state using split-half method. Cronbach alpha was used to measure the internal consistency of the items. The reliability coefficients obtained for the two clusters were 0.74 and 0.84 respectively. The researchers administered 254 copies of the instrument with the aid of three research assistants. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while one way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to test the null hypotheses at 0. 05 level of significance. The findings among others indicated that core management staff and Deans in Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education apply strategic control to a low extent. Similarly, they applied environmental analysis in tertiary institutions in Enugu State to a moderate extent. Recommendations among others were that: managers should ensure that every member of staff is involved or adequately informed of the environmental analysis and strategic control processes in the institutions to be able to contribute effectively to their application.