Bates Technical College
Public Community College in Tacoma, WA. Six-year graduation rate 43%. Median 10-year earnings $50,051.
Ten years after entry, the median Bates Technical College student earns $50,051 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. 43% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
43% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. At 21:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor. 3,817 undergraduates makes this a mid-sized institution.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,613 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $7,963 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $4,403 while those at $110k+ pay $17,404. Only 48% of students receive grant aid, so most families are paying near the published price. 6% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 430 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $4,403 |
| $30–48k | $7,013 |
| $48–75k | $7,371 |
| $75–110k | $12,978 |
| $110k+ | $17,404 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 96 of these 1,613 students, totalling $570,552 — an average of $5,943 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Pierce County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026