by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Bates Technical College was awarded 48 badges in the 2023 rankings.
Bates Technical College was not ranked in College Factual's 2023 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Bates Technical College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
Learn more about Bates Technical College admissions.
With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, Bates Technical College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Bates Technical College is 99%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Bates Technical College this rate is 58%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Bates Technical College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,369 undergraduates at Bates Technical College with 1,582 being full-time and 1,787 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,150 | $8,225 | $8,323 | $13,762 | $14,385 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Bates Technical College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Bates Technical College, approximately 21% of students took out student loans averaging $4,029 a year. That adds up to $16,116 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Bates Technical College is 12.6%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Get more details about the location of Bates Technical College.
Contact details for Bates Technical College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1101 S Yakima Ave, Tacoma, WA 98405 |
| Phone: | 253-680-7000 |
| Website: | https://www.batestech.edu/ |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2019-2020, 867 students took at least one online class at Bates Technical College. This is an increase from the 757 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 867 | 541 |
| 2018-2019 | 757 | 472 |
| 2017-2018 | 728 | 457 |
| 2016-2017 | 615 | 412 |
| 2015-2016 | 518 | 373 |
Learn more about online learning at Bates Technical College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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