Baker Technical Institute and Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Break Ground on New Lineman School

September 16, 2025

Baker Technical Institute (BTI), in partnership with Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative (OTEC), is proud to announce the groundbreaking of a new lineworker school in Baker City.

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BTI Partners with ICONIC in Idaho

May 22, 2025

Looking to get into construction, truck driving, masonry, or carpentry? The ICONIC program offers free hands-on training to launch your career in Idaho’s fast-growing construction industry — with the opportunity to land a well-paying, in-demand job. Over 80% of graduates get hired quickly!

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Caltrans to Host Heavy Highway Construction Trades Academy on North Coast

May 6, 2025

Caltrans is teaming up with Baker Technical Institute, the Federal Highway Administration and the Humboldt County Workforce Development Board to host a Heavy Highway Construction Trades Academy in Eureka.

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BTI Announces Partnership with OTEC to Launch a Lineman School in Baker City, Oregon

March 13, 2024

Baker Technical Institute is pleased to announce plans to launch a new electrical lineman school in Baker City, Oregon, for students wanting to train in…

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Pendleton prisoners learn post-release job skills

March 6, 2024

Inside a trailer parked on the grounds of Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution sat a row of chairs on raised yellow, metal platforms in front of four large screens…

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Baker Tech Institute class completes Heavy Equipment Operator Training course

October 13, 2023

Twenty-five students and their instructors were out on Friday to finish their final tests with the machines. They were driving CAT excavators, dozers, loaders and more around a gravel pit…

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Tech School Graduating Skilled Workers In Prineville

October 5, 2023

Prineville is reaping the benefits of a partnership with Baker Technical Institute. The latest graduating class of heavy equipment operators will meet a demand for the specialty skill as Crook County, and the region, continues to grow.

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BTI offers heavy equipment training in Prineville to address worker shortage

October 5, 2023

Prineville is partnering with the Baker Technical Institute (BTI) out of Baker City to address the nationwide shortage of heavy equipment operators. BTI offers a hands-on, five week training course…

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