Bates Technical College Open House on April 18

Bates Technical College is hosting its annual open house on Thursday, April 18, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., at the college's South Campus, 2201 S. 78^th St., in Tacoma.

The open house features an information fair, with representatives from student services, financial aid, Technical High School and Running Start, the testing center and the Business and Management Training Center.

During the event, attendees can participate in interactive, hands-on activities with several career education programs, like Dental Assisting, Biomedical Service Technician: Clinical Engineering, Biomedical Lab Technician, Fire Service, and programs within the engineering, information technology and manufacturing clusters.

The college’s Culinary Arts program will be selling hot dogs, chips and soda during lunch.

For more information about the event, call 253-680-7302 or visit the school website.