Bates president Dr. Ron Langrell speaks to the crowd at the official opening of the Advanced Technology Center at Bates Technical College’s Central/Mohler Campus in Tacoma on Jan. 7. Lui Kit Wong ...

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden’s visit to Puget Sound will begin with an appearance at Bates Technical College and High School in Tacoma on Friday. After a stop in the Bay Area, Biden will arrive in ...

The median family income of a student from Tacoma C.C. is $61,900, and 20% come from the top 20 percent. About 1.8% of students at Tacoma C.C. came from a poor family but became a rich adult. A new ...

Bill Mohler, who helped create the state’s technical college system and served as the first president of Bates Technical College in Tacoma, died Sunday from an apparent heart attack, the college ...

TACOMA — First lady Jill Biden donned a pair of safety glasses as she walked into Rob Renfro’s heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration classroom Friday afternoon at Bates Technical ...