More than 200 people celebrated the grand opening of Bates Technical College’s $23 million Advanced Technology Center in Tacoma on Jan. 7.

The two-story, approximately 53,000-square-foot facility is the new home for programs covering Digital Media, Information Technology, and Engineering programs. It also includes an auditorium, meeting spaces, administrative support and educational spaces, a STEM classroom, a learning resource center, and student support services. The award-winning building was designed by Tacoma-based McGranahan Architects and achieves the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold rating, according to Bates Technical College officials. Officials broke ground on the building in March of 2014.

The Advanced Technology Center is part of Bates Technical College’s Central/Mohler Campus, located at 2320 S. 19th St., in Tacoma.

More information about the ribbon-cutting ceremony is available online here. Photos from the event are available online here.

To read the Tacoma Daily Index‘s complete and comprehensive coverage of the Advanced Technology Center at Bates Technical College, click on the following links:

• Tacoma Daily Index Top Stories — December 2015 (Tacoma Daily Index, Jan. 4, 2016)
• Grand opening Jan. 7 for $23M Advanced Technology Center at Bates Technical College (Tacoma Daily Index, Dec. 11, 2015)
• Bates Technical College marks 75th Anniversary (Tacoma Daily Index, Sept. 28, 2015)
• Construction continues on Bates Tech’s $23M Advanced Technology Center (Tacoma Daily Index, April 23, 2015)
• Tacoma Daily Index Top Stories — March 2014 (Tacoma Daily Index, April 1, 2014)
• Bates Technical College breaks ground on $23M Advanced Technology Center (Tacoma Daily Index, March 27, 2014)
• Bates Technical College to break ground on Advanced Technology Center (Tacoma Daily Index, March 14, 2014)