A-B Tech Institutional Profile

2021-2022
Type: Public two-year college. Established 1959.
Accredited: SACSCOC through 2025
Service Area: Buncombe and Madison Counties
Enrollment: Student Curriculum: Continuing Education: Basic Skills:
Annual Unduplicated Headcount 8,203 8,392 1,220
Demographics: Fall 2021
% Male 37% 58% 37%
% Female 63% 42% 63%
% American Indian 0% 2% 1%
% Asian 2% 1% 6%
% Black 6% 21% 13%
% Hispanic 12% 7% 39%
% Multiple 3% 1% 1%
% Unknown 3% 6% 0%
% White 74% 62% 26%
% In Service Area 81% 73% 87%
% Other NC Counties 18% 26% 7%
% Out-Of-State or International 1% 1% 6%
Age 24 and under 72% 12% 35%
Degrees: Associate Degrees — 877
Diplomas: Diplomas — 109
Certificates Awarded: Certificates — 646
Employees: 442 full-time
430 part-time
Black (4%); Hispanic (2%); Other/Unknown (5%); White (88%); Amer. Indian/Alaskan (1%)
As of October 2021: Doctorate (6%); Master's (37%); Bachelor's (27%); Less than Bachelor’s (30%)
Library: 51,638 volumes
A-B Tech Main Campus: 145 acres, 27 buildings
A-B Tech Madison: 4.2 acres, 1 building
A-B Tech Enka: 36.64 acres, 2 buildings
A-B Tech Woodfin: 1 building, 43,000 sq. ft.
Divisions: 7 College-wide academic divisions: Academic Success, Allied Health, Arts and Sciences, Business and Hospitality Education, Emergency Services, Engineering, and Applied Technology, and Workforce Development/Continuing Education