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Become a Career & Technical Education Teacher for Grades 7-12! If you have three years (6,000 hours) of occupational experience in a specific area and are interested in teaching, consider pursuing a Career and Technical Educator (CTE) certificate. As a Washington State Professional Educator Standards Board-approved provider of the Plan 2 Business and Industry route CTE teacher preparation program, Bates offers the high-quality competency-based training that prepares you for a CTE teaching career at the secondary level, grades 7-12. Our flexible scheduling makes it easy for you to design your own plan for program pacing and completion. We offer courses online every quarter. Some classes have synchronous zoom meetings scheduled on weeknights and weekends, and an accelerated summer weekday offering enables you to complete a significant portion of coursework during the summer.
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Bates Technical College - Central Campus
Bates Technical College, Central Campus, is a college in Tacoma, Washington, offering career education across healthcare, public safety, business, media, advanced manufacturing, information technology, and culinary fields. Programs listed for the institution include Certified Nursing Assistant, Dental Assistant, Phlebotomy, Commercial Driver’s License Class A (CDL-A), Automotive Technology, and Welding, among others. Career pathways combine technical and theoretical knowledge with hands-on experience, with advanced manufacturing instruction using workplace-like labs for precision tooling, machining, and CNC equipment. Health Sciences offerings cover direct and indirect patient care, while Education and Public Safety includes firefighter preparation and public safety administration. The college also provides degree, certificate, and continuing education options, including programs in robotics, mechatronics, electronics, engineering, business, digital media, and culinary arts.