unitid 235671 · Tacoma, WA · public 4-year · city (midsize)
Bates Technical College
- enrollment 2023
- 6,574
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
1,813
23rd pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
12%
undergrads on Pell grants
2nd pctl among public 4-years
completion
43%
finish within 150% time
46th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$18,837
30th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$6,292
after aid, aided students
14th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$50,051
after entry, Title IV students
50th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
not reported
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $4,403 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k44%
- 30-48k18%
- 48-75k15%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $14,702
- First-generation students
- 49%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,027
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 132 | — | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 107 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 68 | — | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 61 | — | — |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 58 | — | — |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 58 | $70,437 | — |
| Fire Protection. | 37 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 31 | — | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 29 | $45,721 | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 27 | — | — |
| Fire Protection. | 24 | — | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 21 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.