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    Business ProfileforBates Technical College

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    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 1 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    1 complaints closed in last 3 years

    0 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    1101 Yakima Ave, Tacoma, WA 98405-4831
    BBB File Opened:
    3/1/1985
    Years in Business:
    84
    Business Started:
    1/1/1940
    Business Started Locally:
    1/1/1940
    Business Incorporated:
    5/4/1992
    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Alternate Business Name
    • Tacoma Technical High School
    Business Management
    • Ms. Vickie Lackman, President
    • Mr. Ivan Gorne, Manager
    • Mr. Dave Montgomerie
    • Mr. Roger Knapp, Principal
    • Ms. Lin Zhou, Principal
    • Ms. Linda Jadwin, Principal
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. Dave Montgomerie
    • Mr. Roger Knapp, Principal
    • Ms. Lin Zhou, Principal
    • Ms. Linda Jadwin, Principal

    Customer Contact

    • Mr. Dave Montgomerie
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    Customer Complaints

    1 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    07/12/2022

    Complaint Type:
    Service or Repair Issues
    Status:
    Answered
    Approximately 5-6 months ago I was having a new plastic denture plate made at Bates Denturist college (a part of Bates Technical College) at their Tacoma location. After several attempts to fix my lower plate it hurt to wear so After only wearing it twice for about 10 minutes each time I called the Denturist program and asked for my appliance to be reworked. Although the campus operator told me the head of the program stated he'd called me back and they documented this, the only phone call I received a person from Bates began speaking then the phone went dead. I tried to call the number back and left a message but was not contacted again. I have called and emailed the department a dozen or more times describing my issue with no response. I even told the campus operator if I hadn't heard back by 7-11-2022 I would have to file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. I still received no response. I paid for my partial (my husband and I have been patients for around a decade) and I deserve to have my partial fixed so I can finally wear it. Not having the appliance causes problems eating and exposes missing teeth. Please have them resolve this matter! They are supposed to fix your denture plates until the student gets it done correctly at no extra cost to the patient. Thank you in advance for helping me with this matter.
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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Summer T

    1 star

    05/03/2023

    In 2018-2019 I began the dental nursing program from there I had to deal with multiple aggressive students who seem to be in competition whether it was proving who was more African or Hispanic woman just talking mad trash and over the teacher I could not focus in class I've been unfortunately went homeless I told the teacher about my situation and she was not interested in finding a solution and made sure to let me know that I need to be available for tests and what not I was not offered the chance to drop the class and get refunded or information on what is possible. Outside sources helped me get funding for housing were faculty invited me to stay at one of their homes and after the money ran out lied and said that I was harassing her daughter who had been bullied by her teachers in the past and is suffering from the trauma she then threw trash in my clothing and told me to get out after I packed my items in plastic bags and boxes In 2023 **** I came back because it was the only school that had my diploma and proper information proving that I am who I am being that I am a past student I was forced to go back to the school that never refunded me and could care less that I was a homeless student. Since being back to school I've been followed by security guards verbally attacked by random guess or friends of students or students unfortunately I don't know their identity and why they are on the campus and why they were following me from Hispanic women to White ********* men. I'm told to go work with men that do not work in areas and not given my scholarship money that I have been awarded I've not been assisted with anything and told that it is up to me to get everything done I have not gotten my books or the tools that I need in class and we're already working on projects that I'm going to fail because they refused to give me my scholarship money but refuse to say that I lost my scholarship as well. I am asked by the teacher daily to bring ***************.

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