UEI College-Tacoma
Tacoma, WA · Private for-profit · Less-than-two-year
🚗 Automotive & Collision Repair ❄️ HVAC & Refrigeration
Bates Technical College
Tacoma, WA 98405
TypePublic
LevelFour-year
Trade programs10
IPEDS ID235671
Programs
Trade credentials awarded
From the 2024 IPEDS completions file. Counts are credentials awarded in the reporting year — a size signal, not a quality score.
| Trade | Credentials offered | Awarded that year |
|---|---|---|
| 🚜 Diesel & Heavy Equipment | Certificate / diploma, Associate degree | 147 |
| 🔥 Welding & Metal Fabrication | Certificate / diploma, Associate degree | 65 |
| ❄️ HVAC & Refrigeration | Associate degree | 31 |
| 🪚 Carpentry | Certificate / diploma, Associate degree | 20 |
| ⚡ Electrical | Certificate / diploma, Associate degree | 19 |
| 🚗 Automotive & Collision Repair | Associate degree | 10 |
| 🛠️ Building Maintenance & Inspection | Certificate / diploma, Associate degree | 6 |
| 🪵 Woodworking & Cabinetmaking | Certificate / diploma, Associate degree | 6 |
| 🔩 Industrial & Electrical Maintenance | Associate degree | 4 |
| ⚙️ Machining & CNC | Certificate / diploma | 2 |
This is what Bates Technical College reported awarding — not a full course catalogue. The school may run programs that awarded nothing in the reporting year, and may have added or dropped programs since. Confirm directly before applying.
Before you apply
Questions worth asking Bates Technical College
- What does the Washington licensing board credit from this programme toward my apprenticeship or licence hours?
- How many hands-on hours — booth, bench, or live equipment — are in the programme each week?
- Which employers hired from last year's class, by name?
- What is the total cost including tools, materials, and testing fees, not just tuition?
- Is there a registered apprenticeship in this trade locally that would pay me to learn the same material?
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