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Staff Association thinks creatively for a win-win!
February 8th 2021 When the pandemic hit, the Staff Association’s plans to deliver one or two large group professional development sessions through generous College Foundation funding had to be suspended. However, this didn’t prevent us from finding a positive solution to the problem.![FBLA and PBL Logo in red and blue](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2020-06/FBLA-PBL-Full-Color-web.jpg.webp?itok=ByIe1n0f)
PBL Represented at Virtual Fall Leadership Development Experience
February 8th 2021 Six students represented A-B Tech at the NC PBL Fall Leadership Development Experience: David Peck, Bethany Duke, Alexander Maddox, Kiva Jones-Wilmer, Cale Belcher, and Jazmin Vaughn. As advisors, Marlene Frisbee and Veronica Dooly also participated.![Tech Talk text](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2022-06/tech-talk-tile.jpg.webp?itok=i8deyLYb)
Nominate an Employee of the Year
February 8th 2021 A-B Tech wants to recognize its best employees. We are seeking nominations to select the top people in each of following categories:![Man putting charger on electric car](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2024-05/electric-vehicle-charging-stations-open-news-featured.jpg.webp?itok=goQG_YFL)
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Open at A-B Tech
January 27th 2021 A-B Tech Community College has new electric vehicle charging stations provided by a grant from the NC Clean Energy Technology Center at NC State through the 2020 Clean Fuel Advanced Technology project.![Two women talking and a rethink](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2024-05/rethink-adulted-finalist-announcement-news-featured.jpg.webp?itok=CBxygFl8)
Transitional Studies at A-B Tech named a finalist in $750,000 U.S. Department of Education Challenge
January 20th 2021 A-B Tech has been named a finalist in the Rethink Adult Ed Challenge, a national competition to advance pre-apprenticeships.![A cathedral radio receiver](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2020-12/Radio-museum-grant.jpg.webp?itok=P1hYaft6)
Asheville Radio Museum Bestowed Extensive Vintage Radio Collection
December 11th 2020 The Asheville Radio Museum, located on the campus of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College and home to North Carolina’s premier teaching museum and collection of historic radios, is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Allan Erdmann Collection of more than 50 diverse and notable radio receivers built from 1920 through the 1940s.![News Medical Laboratory Technology-3](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2020-07/news-medical-laboratory-technology-3.jpg.webp?itok=lLg_pNZy)
Good News from Campus Programs
December 7th 2020 Cosmetology continues to have a 100% pass rate for licensure exams. This includes those who have graduated and sat for their exams amidst the pandemic.![Radiography](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2020-05/Hero-Radiography.jpg.webp?itok=tzyyzihN)
Radiologic Technologists Are on the Front Lines
December 7th 2020 A-B Tech celebrated National Radiologic Technology Week last month. The annual event recognizes the vital work of RTs across the nation and takes place during the week that commemorates the discovery of the x-ray by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen on Nov. 8, 1895.![Porscha Orndorff at her sewing machine with a cat.](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2020-12/Porscha-Orndorff-sewing.jpg.webp?itok=DcyiFGao)
Celebrating a Season of Gratitude Thanks to A-B Tech Employees
December 7th 2020 With 2020 coming to a close, we thought the last issue of Tech Talk for the Year would be the appropriate place to highlight what employees have done to help their communities since the pandemic changed our landscape in March.![An ambulance with the A-B Tech logo](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2020-12/ambulance-view.jpg.webp?itok=ZlnVb5EI)
Emergency Services Takes Delivery of a New Type of Ambulance
December 7th 2020 Emergency Services at A-B Tech Woodfin was able to purchase a cargo van from dealer stock via state contract using CARES funding for use in the Emergency Medical Science Program.![Woman standing next to a tree](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2020-09/Cheyane-Verran.JPG.webp?itok=qDiVfY72)