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A-B Tech Works to Protect First Responders
April 1st 2020 As A-B Tech strives to focus on the “community” aspect of its mission during the coronavirus pandemic, members of the college’s Emergency Services division are helping to protect area first responders from exposure by donating Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other supplies, providing certified face mask fittings, and creating critical training videos.![Tech Talk text](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2022-06/tech-talk-tile.jpg.webp?itok=i8deyLYb)
A-B Tech Students and Faculty Honored With 2020 NCCIA Scholarships
March 25th 2020 Charlie Wallin has been selected as the recipient of the Carol Jones Memorial Faculty Scholarship from the North Carolina Computer Instruction Association (NCCIA). In addition, three A-B Tech students were honored with scholarships.![Woman working on laptop](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2024-05/preparing-your-business-for-the-threat-of-the-coronavirus-news-featured.jpg.webp?itok=dms3xL5b)
Webinar: Preparing Your Business for the Threat of the Coronavirus
March 18th 2020 The A-B Tech Small Business Center is facilitating a free webinar titled, Preparing Your Business for the Threat of the Coronavirus, from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 25.![A woman working on a head of hair](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2020-05/news-cosmetology-pass-rates.jpg.webp?itok=s-24EOzW)
Cosmetology Pass Rates
March 13th 2020 All programs in the Spa Therapies and Operations department, chaired by Tambra Luppino, had a 100 percent pass rate for first-time test takers for 2019. This accomplishment has been met by Cosmetology, Cosmetology Instructor, Esthetics Technology, and Manicuring/Nail Technology.![ARC College logo](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2020-06/arc-logo.jpg.webp?itok=y_a-G9Aw)
ARC Event is Human Library on March 11
March 10th 2020 A-B Tech’s Addiction, Recovery, and Coping (ARC) 2020 event will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, March 11, in the Mission Health/A-B Tech Event Center.![Two men and two women standing in a row](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2024-05/ac-hotel-tour-news-featuredd.jpg.webp?itok=ZBqRRaH7)
Hospitality Management Students Greeted by Alum on AC Tour
March 10th 2020 Hospitality Management students in Walter Rapetski’s front office operations class went on a tour of the Asheville AC Hotel, one of more than 70 properties owned by John McKibbon.![Philip Cooper and Michelle Hurst sitting at a table](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2020-05/news-upskill-philip-cooper-michelle-hurst.jpg.webp?itok=lU5tn4_w)
Upskill Program Receives Grant from Appalachian Regional Commission
March 8th 2020 The Appalachian Regional Commission announced approval of a grant in the amount of $149,596 to the Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (A-B Tech) for the UpSkill 2.0 Reentry, Recovery, Work program.![White blobs suspended in purple liquid in petri dish](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2020-05/news-stem-friday-petri-dish.jpg.webp?itok=zrzXbaHC)
STEM FRIDAY: March 13
March 5th 2020 The Science Behind Beer: Microbiological Techniques Applied Within the Brewing Industry presented by Rachel Herndon, New Belgium Brewery at noon on Friday, March 13 in Ferguson Auditorium.![A-B Tech LIVE! - News Featured](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2024-05/abtech-live-news-featured.jpg.webp?itok=DOA8TQcg)
A-B Tech LIVE! Launched
March 5th 2020 A-B Tech LIVE! is a new social media initiative that launched this month with a look at what happens at A-B Tech. So far, we have dived into the Medical Laboratory Technology program, Surgical Technology, Veterinary Medical Technology, and some K9 explosives training.![Tech Talk text](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2022-06/tech-talk-tile.jpg.webp?itok=i8deyLYb)
Doc C. Locke Symposium March 18
March 5th 2020 NC State School of Education will present the third annual Don C. Locke Symposium at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18 and it will be shown live via video stream in Ferguson Auditorium on the A-B Tech Asheville Campus. It is free and open to the public. No registration is required.![Seven people in front of a barber chair cutting a ribbon](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2020-05/news-barber-cutting-ribbon.jpg.webp?itok=SHUl7dp9)