Bates Technical College

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#9534 / #2523
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
College in Tacoma, Washington, U.S.

Bates Technical College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#2523
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$5,874
Graduation rate
40%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
1,813

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About Bates Technical College

According to Wikipedia, Bates Technical College is a public technical college located in Tacoma, Washington, US. The college offers two-year Associate of Applied Science degrees, academic certificates, and industry certifications. Bates is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, and maintains articulation agreements with several four-year colleges and universities. Some two-year degrees offered by this college are transferable.

Bates Technical College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Graduation Rate
40%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Bates Technical College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$5,874
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$8,446
30K - 48K$8,548
48K - 75K$9,924
75K - 110K$13,462
110K+$18,574

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Bates Technical College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Bates Technical College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $56,009 a year, and 77% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Bates Technical College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
6,3096,309

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Bates Technical College?

Bates Technical College is located at 1101 S Yakima Ave, Tacoma, WA 98405.

How Safe is Bates Technical College?

Like every college that receives federal student aid, Bates Technical College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Bates Technical College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.05%. Tacoma has a violent crime rate of 1.06% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 5.70%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Bates Technical College Known For?

Bates Technical College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Bates Technical College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Bates Technical College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Computer Science
#6220
World Rank
#6229
Historical Rank
#1509
USA Rank

Bates Technical College ranks #1509 in the U.S. and #6220 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Criminal Justice
#3153
World Rank
#3156
Historical Rank
#1630
USA Rank

Bates Technical College ranks #1630 in the U.S. and #3153 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Engineering
#9068
World Rank
#9074
Historical Rank
#1912
USA Rank

Bates Technical College ranks #1912 in the U.S. and #9068 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Medical
#7213
World Rank
#7215
Historical Rank
#2078
USA Rank

Bates Technical College ranks #2078 in the U.S. and #7213 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Education
#10599
World Rank
#10606
Historical Rank
#2891
USA Rank

Bates Technical College ranks #2891 in the U.S. and #10599 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees