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Ground Transportation at Bates Technical College

Ground Transportation at Bates Technical College

Every ground transportation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ground transport program at Bates Technical College stacks up to those at other schools.

Bates Technical College is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 3,369.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Ground Transportation section at the bottom of this page.

Bates Technical College Ground Transportation Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Ground Transport (Less Than 1 Year)

Bates Technical College Ground Transportation Rankings

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Concentrations Within Ground Transportation

If you plan to be a ground transport major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bates Technical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Truck & Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor 5

Careers That Ground Transport Grads May Go Into

A degree in ground transport can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Bates Technical College.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 31,610 $48,620
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 17,740 $41,160
Operating Engineers and Construction Equipment Operators 8,750 $67,260
Vocational Education Professors 4,450 $64,090
Highway Maintenance Workers 2,270 $52,230

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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