Sheet Metal Technology

Thank you for your interest in a challenging program at Bates Technical College. I have spent twenty-five years in the industry, working and learning and enjoying the journey of a lifetime of learning. I am looking forward to many more years working together with interested students like you.

Getting Started :: Tuition and Fees 
Program Info :: A Day in Sheet Metal Video 
Apprenticeship Studies Degree

Bates offers the only program in the region that prepares interested students for apprenticeship employment through competency-based activities that engage students early on with applying practical curriculum knowledge.

Numerous curriculum and customer projects completed in the classroom, shop area and the field empowers the students with the necessary foundation skills to succeed in this high demand and rewarding occupation. These skills include but not limited to equipment operation, fabrication and installation of various ventilation systems, blueprint reading, computer-aided drafting, air distribution and material handling.

Students who complete all required elements of the Sheet Metal Technology program will be awarded direct entry onto the Western Washington Sheet Metal JATC Local 66 building trades’ apprenticeship program. Students will be placed at the end of the out of work list. Future credits are awarded upon graduation from the Bates Technical College’s Sheet Metal Program.

Students who complete all elements of the Residential Applications program will be awarded direct entry onto the Western Washington Sheet Metal JATC Local 66 residential apprenticeship program. Students will be placed at the end of the out of work list. Future credits are awarded upon graduation from Bates Technical College’s Sheet Metal Program.

Get set and ready to go in a program that is just plain fun, interesting and challenging at the same time! Please feel free to call student registration to see if there is a waiting list to enter. If not, you could start the following Monday. When you visit the shop for the first time, you will notice many signs upon the walls that have safety in mind. The sign over my office door reads, “ This door may be closed, but is always open for your questions.”

Success is full of questions!

Job Resources and the Trade

Current Apprentice Wage Package  :: The Sheet Metal Worker
Women Fare Better in Union Setting :: Industry Information

For more information about this program or a tour of the shop, please contact:

Dan Eberle, Career Specialist, M211
253.680.7010 - deberle @ bates.ctc.edu

Steve MacKay, Instructor, Sheet Metal, W106
253.680.7394 - smackay @ bates.ctc.edu

* US Dept. of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook ** US Census 2000