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Bates Technical College
Tacoma, WA · Public · 1,813 students · mostly certificate degrees
7th-cheapest of 83 Washington colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$6,292
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$18,837
Graduation rate
43%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$50,051
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
—
Pell grant recipients
12%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
73 programsClinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma132 grads/yrAutobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma107 grads/yrWaldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma68 grads/yrRadiologist Assistant · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma61 grads/yrPractical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma58 grads/yrPractical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Associate's Degree58 grads/yrFire Science/Fire-fighting · Associate's Degree37 grads/yrWaldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Associate's Degree31 grads/yrAutobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree29 grads/yrMachine Tool Technology/Machinist · Associate's Degree27 grads/yrFire Science/Fire-fighting · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma24 grads/yrRadiologist Assistant · Associate's Degree21 grads/yrMachine Tool Technology/Machinist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma21 grads/yrInstrumentation Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree16 grads/yrElectrician · Associate's Degree13 grads/yrHeating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree13 grads/yrDental Assisting/Assistant · Associate's Degree10 grads/yrCarpentry/Carpenter · Associate's Degree10 grads/yrConstruction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma10 grads/yrEnergy Systems Installation and Repair Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma10 grads/yrDesign and Visual Communications, General · Associate's Degree9 grads/yrDesign and Visual Communications, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma9 grads/yrAccounting · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma6 grads/yrComputer Programming/Programmer, General · Associate's Degree6 grads/yrElectrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree5 grads/yr
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.