Bates Technical College is ushering in 2020 with increased excitement this year as it celebrates its eightieth anniversary. An ever-evolving and expanding institution, Bates Technical College has moved from humble beginnings in an elementary school basement to three campuses across Tacoma offering continuing education and technical programs. … [Read more...]

To say it’s a turbulent time in our nation’s history is putting it lightly. With a bitter political divide, not only across the country, but within our own government. Just how much longer until we find some common ground? … [Read more...]

Bates Library, in partnership with the League of Women Voters, is hosting a voter registration drive on Thursday, Jan. 16.  This event will be 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the South Campus Library, 2201 S 78th Street in Tacoma. In order to register, participants will need to be a citizen of the United States, a legal resident of Washington state, and at least 18 years old on Election … [Read more...]

The community is invited to join Bates Technical College staff and students to honor and celebrate the legacy of Dr. Marin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 20 at the annual March for MLK. Marchers will walk from the Downtown Campus to the City of Tacoma’s Martin Luther King Jr. event at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center. … [Read more...]

TACOMA, Wash. – Governor Jay Inslee recently appointed Bates Technical College President Lin Zhou to the Adult Education Advisory Council, a council that recommends strategies and policies to help the state achieve adult education goals. The council also helps implement the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the federal act governing adult education in the United States. … [Read more...]

Since March of 2015, he has been the head of what’s becoming the centerpiece of Downtown Tacoma, helping grow the campus and strengthen the bond with the city. … [Read more...]

Thousands of twinkling lights will illuminate a frosted face at this year’s Fantasy Lights at Spanaway Park. Bates Technical College welding students crafted an enormous Old Man Winter as part of the college’s contribution to the holiday drive-through gift of lights. The 14-foot tall creation will blow sparkles of snowflakes through the wintery landscape.  The planning for the … [Read more...]

For years, he was the editor for the Seattle Weekly newspaper, and for decades, he wrote books about the culture of the Emerald City and the changes it’s gone through especially since the 1990’s tech boom. We sit down with local writer Fred Moody on this edition of Northwest Now. The Emmy and Telly Award-winning public affairs series Northwest Now  airs Fridays at 7:30 p.m. on … [Read more...]

So far in 2019, 22 people have died in Tacoma as the result of gun violence, representing the highest rate of gun deaths since 2006. … [Read more...]