Career & Technical Education Teacher Preparation

Bates Technical College offers training to prepare individuals with business and industry experience to teach Career & Technical Education (CTE) courses at the secondary level, grades 7-12 in Washington State. The Bates CTE Teacher Preparation program is approved by the Washington State Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) for the Plan 2 Business and Industry Route. Our quality competency-based training is flexible. Design a plan to meet your individual needs. 

Courses are offered online quarterly. Select courses have synchronous Zoom meetings scheduled on weeknights and weekends, and the accelerated summer weekday offering allows you to complete a substantial portion of your coursework during the summer.

For more information, visit www.BatesTech.edu/TeacherPrep 

Email CTEteacher@batestech.edu / call 253.680.7467 to learn more about the program, or for a transcript review.