WASHINGTON AEROSPACE TRAINING & RESEARCH CENTER
Opened in 2010, the Washington Aerospace Training & Research Center is the educational resource for career pathways in the aerospace industry.
Located at the Paine Field airport in Snohomish county, the center was built to create career opportunities for all Washington residents and to serve the aerospace industry.
At the Washington Aerospace Training & Research Center you can learn the skills required for a high-wage, high-demand aerospace job in just 12 weeks.
While you’re at it, you will also be earning college credit and technical certificates that will qualify you for career opportunities in aerospace.
The center offers numerous certificate programs that are designed to get you trained and ready for high-paying jobs in the shortest possible amount of time.
Come in or call us today to see how the Washington Aerospace Training & Research Center can change the direction of your life and your career.
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COOL KIDS WORK IN AEROSPACE
There is nothing cooler than being around airplanes. Airplanes contain more technology than any other product in the world.
Airplanes are full of:
- Hardware
- Software
- Connectivity
How would you like to tell your friends and family that you help to build the planes they fly on?
Who wouldn’t think that was cool?
In the news
04-24-2012 WATR Spring 2012 Newsletter is now available
03-25-2012 Hearld Net Paine Field training center is a model for success
01-25-2012 WATR Winter 2012 Newsletter is now available
01-25-2012 WATR Winter 2012 Newsletter is now available
12-09-2011 New programs help boost available aerospace workers
11-21-2011 Job training takes flight at Community College in Washington
10-31-2011 How a carbon fiber keychain could lead to building a 787. Girls in aerospace
09-25-2011 Student loans are now available from the Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board
09-23-2011 To land Boeing's next plane factory, Washington's training system must drill down..
08-20-2011 The Herald, Everett WA – Partnerships that Work
06-28-2011 WATRC staff attends the Paris Air Show with Governor Chris Greroire
05-11-2011 Governor steers $3 million to train 500 in state for aerospace jobs
03-22-2011 Boeing hiring 100 a week; here's how to join the ranks.
visit the center
The Washington Aerospace Training & Research Center is open daily from 8am to 5pm.
Our address is:
3008 100th Street SW
Paine Field
Everett, WA 98204
WATRC ON NPR
The Washington Aerospace Training & Research Center was featured on National Public Radio for its innovative training programs. Listen now.
FINANCIAL AID
Student loans are available from the Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board.
GET PROGRAM
The GET Program is Washington's 529 prepaid college tuition plan. It was established in 1998 to help families save for their child's future higher education.
See how you can use your GET funds for tuition at the WARTC.
military
If you are a member of the U.S. Armed Forces you may be eligible for the G.I. Bill.
Please call the center to learn more.