Bates Technical College is a public institute that is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. The college offers a range of student services, such as a bookstore, dental clinic, hearing testing, computer labs and financial aid services. It offers career programs in the areas of audio and sound technology, boat building, child care, early education, culinary arts, dental lab technician, digital media and fire service. The college also offers other study programs in fashion construction, land surveying, legal office assistant, marketing and sales, Web developer and practical nursing. It has a library that houses a collection of electronic resources, full-text journals and links for educational Web sites. Bates Technical College is located in Tacoma, Wash.