TACOMA, Wash. – Bates Technical College’s Commercial Truck Driving: Entry Level program instructor Bob Gunter recently received the 2020 Exceptional Faculty Award in a surprise presentation, which included a drive-by celebration from college programs like Fire Service. … [Read more...]
Bates Technical College celebrates 2020 graduates in virtual ceremony
Tacoma, Wash. – As Bates Technical College celebrates its 80th anniversary, the college will hold the most unique commencement ceremony in its history. The virtual ceremony will premiere on Friday, June 12 at 6 p.m. at BatesTech.edu/Congrats or at Bates-Tech.stageclip.com. … [Read more...]
Asian American Pacific Islander organization donates laptops to Bates Technical College AAPI students in need
The quick move from traditional in-classroom learning to remote learning for the start of Spring Quarter meant that many Bates Technical College students wouldn’t have the financial resources to access their courses and succeed. … [Read more...]
KBTC’s Northwest Now talks grunge with Sub Pop founder Bruce Pavitt
Along with coffee and rain, Seattle is famous for its music scene–specifically grunge. On this edition of Northwest Now, we talk to Bruce Pavitt, founder of Sub Pop Records, which launched legendary acts like Nirvana and Soundgarden into super stardom, and was the nucleus of the grunge sensation that swept the nation in the 1990s. … [Read more...]
KBTC’s Northwest Now: How one local company is keeping up with PPE demand, and local author shares what the 1918 pandemic can teach us
As we wait for early May to see if the coronavirus infection curve is actually flattening, medical supply companies are still scrambling to get sorely needed supplies to hospitals throughout the country. … [Read more...]
KBTC’s Northwest Now discusses workforce education in the South Sound, effects of pandemic
These days, there is a lot of uncertainty, but what’s not uncertain is the continued need for aggressive moves to train and retain an increasingly larger local workforce in the South Sound. So what’s being done about it? And what effect will the coronavirus pandemic have? That’s the discussion on Northwest Now. … [Read more...]
KBTC’s Northwest Now: Tacoma growth and Coronavirus airs Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Stay Safe, Stay Well. We keep hearing about all the jobs employers can’t fill in Western Washington. What’s being done about it, and what are the trends and strategies that might help the South Sound grow out of the skilled worker-shortage its been experiencing for years? A closer look at growth in Tacoma on this edition of Northwest Now. … [Read more...]
KBTC’s Northwest Now episode focuses on COVID-19
As the World Health Organization officially declares COVID-19 a global pandemic, and government leaders close schools and other public facilities, uncertainty over individual health and our economy continues to rise by the day. … [Read more...]
Bates: New Fire Service program director specializes in truck company and fire ground operations
Bates Technical College recently hired Todd Wernet as Fire Service Director. Wernet brings 35 years of Fire Service background to the college. … [Read more...]
Native American television channel debuts in Western Washington on KBTC Public Television
Tacoma, Wash. — America’s only broadcast television network dedicated to Native American and World Indigenous cultures, FNX | First Nations Experience, will premiere on KBTC Public Television at noon on Friday, Feb. 28. … [Read more...]