10-yr median earnings
$50,051
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Tacoma, Washington
Bates Technical College
Bates Technical College is a public institution in Tacoma, Washington. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $6,292
- Avg net price / yr
- $50,051
- 10-yr median earnings
- 43.4%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Bates Technical College posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 29%
- former-student earnings, US
- 43.4%
- 150%-time completion
- +10%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Bates Technical College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
B-
College Value Score
65/100
Bates Technical College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B-
$50,051
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A
$6,292
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
43.4%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B
70.1%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$6,292
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
43.4%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 43.4%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Bates Technical College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Bates Technical College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Bates Technical College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$50,051 Top 29% higher than 71% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Bates Technical College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $50,051 | #1468 of 5103 | 71st |
| Average net price | $6,292 | #534 of 5020 | 89th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 43.4% | #3424 of 4858 | 30th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,813 | #1571 of 5462 | 71st |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,813
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
43.4%
150%-time completion
$50,051
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Bates Technical College ranks in Washington
State rank among 87 reporting Washington colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Bates Technical College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $50,051 | #38 of 87 | 56th |
| Average net price | $6,292 | #7 of 83 | 92nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 43.4% | #44 of 78 | 44th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,813 | #36 of 88 | 59th |
Highest former-student earnings in Washington
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DigiPen Institute of Technology | $79,878 | $44,446 |
| 2 | Gonzaga University | $78,892 | $35,119 |
| 3 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | $78,466 | $14,091 |
| 4 | University of Washington-Bothell Campus | $78,466 | $12,319 |
| 5 | University of Washington-Tacoma Campus | $78,466 | $10,163 |
| 6 | Seattle University | $75,272 | $34,662 |
| 7 | University of Puget Sound | $69,594 | $38,394 |
| 8 | City University of Seattle | $69,460 | - |
| 9 | Washington State University | $68,905 | $14,971 |
| 10 | Washington State University-Vancouver | $68,905 | - |
| 11 | Washington State University-Spokane | $68,905 | - |
| 12 | Washington State University-Tri Cities | $68,905 | - |
| 38 | Bates Technical CollegeThis school | $50,051 | $6,292 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Bates Technical College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k $4,403
$0 – $30k
$4,403 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$7,013 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$7,371 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$17,404 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Bates Technical College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $6,027 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $12,165 |
| Average Net Price | $6,292 |
11.5%
Pell Grant Rate
2.5%
Federal Loan Rate
Net price at Bates Technical College swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $4,176 to $8,457 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -48.8%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$4,176
Highest year
$8,457
Most recent (2023)
$4,176
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $8,1532023 · $4,176
Over the same years, enrollment went +47.8% (1,091 → 1,613 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
White 35.3%
African American 11.4%
Hispanic or Latino 19.3%
Asian 4.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native 1.0%
Pacific Islander 0.8%
Two or More Ethnicities 9.2%
International 0.4%
Student body at a glance
38.8%
Female
49.4%
First Generation
Outcomes
$45,569
Median Earnings (6yr)
52.2%
Earning Over $25K
70.1%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 43.4% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $45,569 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $50,051 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 52.2% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 70.1% |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 2 | 71 | - | - | - |
| Certificate | 1 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground Transportation | Certificate | 5 | - | - |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's | 11 | - | - |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Associate's | 60 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Bates Technical College? ▼
Bates Technical College is a public institution in Tacoma, Washington. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,813 students.
How much do Bates Technical College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Bates Technical College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $50,051 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $45,569.
How much does Bates Technical College cost? ▼
The average net price at Bates Technical College is $6,292. In-state tuition is $6,027 and out-of-state tuition is $12,165.
What is the graduation rate at Bates Technical College? ▼
Bates Technical College has a 43.4% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program).
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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