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A-B Tech Institutional Profile
2008-09

Type: Public two-year college. Established 1959.
Governance: Local: Board of Trustees. Appointed by:
  The Governor:
    Tom Alexander, Taylor & Murphy Construction Company
    Harvey L. Haynes, Retired, President Emeritus, A-B Tech
    Kaye A. Meyers, Development Office, Advantage West
    David Wyatt, Retired Superintendent, Madision County Schools
  Boards of Education:
    William A. Hart, Retired, Western Carolina Industries
    Richard B. Hurley, Retired, Square D Company
    Talmage Penland, Attorney
    Joe B. Roberson, Retired, Dentist
    Vacant
  Buncombe County Commissioners:
    Doris Giezentanner, Former Buncombe County Commissioner
    Carol Peterson, Buncombe County Commissioner
    Ray Spells, Senior Vice President, Wachovia Bank
    Mandy Stone, Director, Buncombe County Social Services
  Madison County Commissioners:
    Gordon Randolph, Madison County EM Director & Fire Marshall
    Mary Ruth Fowler, Community Volunteer
Accreditation: Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
  Accreditation Review Committee on Education in Surgical Technology
  American Culinary Federation
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation
American Veterinary Medical Association Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities
Joint Review Committee on Education Radiologic Technology
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences
  North Carolina Board of Nursing
Student Enrollment:

Curriculum:

Extension:

Demographics:    Total Headcount

10,505

17,689
   % Male

43.3%

49.1%
   % Female

55.7%

50.9%
   % Non-White

10.5%

14.1%
     Average Age

27

40
Graduates: 19,294 degrees and diplomas awarded as of August 2009.
Faculty: 170 full-time and 497 part-time. Degrees held: Doctorate (5%); Master's (41%); Bachelor's (30%); Less than Bachelor's (24%).
Library: 48,822 volumes.
Finances: Total Assets $76,938,109
Total Budget $54,406,521
State (63%); County (20%); Federal (8%); Other (9%)
Total Operating Expenditures: $51,457,184
Capital Appropriations: $69,733,130 (since 1961)
County (55%); State (38%); Federal (4%); Vo-Ed (1%); Institutional (2%)
Main Campus: 144.84 acres, 22 buildings.
Madison Campus: 4.2 acres, 1 building.
Enka  Campus: 36.64 acres, 3 buildings.
Divisions: 6 College-wide divisions: Allied Health and Public Service Education, Arts and Sciences, Business and Hospitality Education, Engineering and Applied Technology, Learning Resources and Workforce Development/Continuing Education
Curricula: 68 curriculum programs, 53 degrees, 22 diplomas and 65 certificates.

A-B Tech, the community's college, is dedicated to student success. 

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