Returning students Have you moved, or changed phone numbers or email addresses since your last registration? Before you register, please complete the Continuing Education Student Record Update Form. This is important. The online registration process will not update your information. See the contact information below for additional questions.
Credit card payment is required when registering for Continuing Education classes online. You may use MasterCard, VISA, or American Express. If you prefer to use cash or a check, you may register by mail or in person. View CE Registration Office: Location, Hours, & Payment Options.
Continuing Education Refund Policy
- If a student officially withdraws prior to the first class meeting, the student will receive a 100% refund; Motorcycle Safety excluded.
- If a class is canceled due to insufficient enrollment, a student will receive a 100% refund;
- A 75% refund will be issued (Self-Supporting classes with prefixes CSP and SEF are excluded) if the student officially withdraws prior to or on the 10% point of the scheduled hours of the class.
- No refund will be made after the 10% point of the class.
- The insurance, technology, and supply/lab fees are refundable only if a class is canceled or the student drops before the class begins.
- Refunds are processed on the 1st and 15th of each month.
All students For assistance, please contact the Continuing Education Registration Office.
conedregistration@abtech.edu
- Phone: (828) 398-7903
- Office hours:
- Mon. - Fri. 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- Location:
- A-B Tech Asheville main campus
Ferguson Center for Allied Health and Workforce Development (AHWD)
Suite 440, 4th Floor Offices
10 Genevieve Circle
Asheville, NC 28801
- A-B Tech Asheville main campus
View the current Continuing Education Schedule
*** Returning Students Enrolling In Motorcycle Safety Must Complete Update Form ***
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Jul 25 - Aug 29
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$171
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You will hand-build multiple styles of mugs that are comfortable to use as well as some with a holiday focus. Discover how to pull and attach handles and explore some important design techniques that go into making one-of-a kind mugs. The fee includes one bag of clay, glazes, and firing. Incorporate your own techniques that will enhance the class and take some liberty with your creations. The fee includes one bag of clay, glazes, and firing.
Meeting time and location:
07/25/25 - 08/29/25
Fri 10a - 12:30p
Poplar, Room 108
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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Jul 22 - Aug 26
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$171
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You will hand-build multiple styles of mugs that are comfortable to use as well as some with a holiday focus. Discover how to pull and attach handles and explore some important design techniques that go into making one-of-a kind mugs. The fee includes one bag of clay, glazes, and firing. Incorporate your own techniques that will enhance the class and take some liberty with your creations. The fee includes one bag of clay, glazes, and firing.
Meeting time and location:
07/22/25 - 08/26/25
Tue 2p - 4:30p
Poplar, Room 108
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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Jul 22 - Aug 26
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$171
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You will hand-build multiple styles of mugs that are comfortable to use as well as some with a holiday focus. Discover how to pull and attach handles and explore some important design techniques that go into making one-of-a kind mugs. The fee includes one bag of clay, glazes, and firing. Incorporate your own techniques that will enhance the class and take some liberty with your creations. The fee includes one bag of clay, glazes, and firing.
Meeting time and location:
07/22/25 - 08/26/25
Tue 6p - 8:30p
Poplar, Room 108
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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Jul 24 - Aug 28
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$171
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Pots are not always round! In this intermediate wheel-throwing class, explore a playful approach to making pots while learning techniques such as paddling and darting to create functional vessels with your own unique style. You must be comfortable centering and throwing clay independently. No beginners. The fee includes one bag of clay, glazes and firing.
Meeting time and location:
07/24/25 - 08/28/25
Thur 6p - 8:30p
Poplar, Room 108
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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Jul 8
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$85
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This informative 4-hour course can be taken to increase your safe driving techniques, satisfy court or attorney ordered classes and requirements for states that mandate four hours in a defensive driving course.
Meeting time:
Tue 07/08/25 5p - 9p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 431
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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Jul 26
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$110
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This interactive 8-hour course focuses on making choices about driving and can be taken to satisfy court or attorney ordered eight-hour classes and requirements for states that mandate more than four hours in a defensive driving course.
Meeting times and locations:
Sat 07/26/25 8a - 12p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 432
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
Sat 07/26/25 1p - 5p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 432
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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Jun 24 - Jul 1
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$50
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In this intensive 3-hour workshop you will be introduced to a wider vocabulary than was covered in Beginning I. You will build upon basic sign language skills, expanded vocabulary and explore conversational skills. Focus will be on smoothness of signing and facial expressions and reinforce your current vocabulary.
Meeting time and location:
06/24/25 - 07/01/25
Tue 6p - 8p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 326
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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Jun 11 - Aug 1
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$75
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Gain confidence using a wide range of advanced SQL techniques. This course will expand your SQL knowledge and provide skills for writing powerful queries that perform complicated searches and sorts of data. Visit https://www.ed2go.com/abtech/ for more details.
***IMPORTANT*** You must also sign up for this class in the A-B Tech Ed2go portal in order to be able to access the class materials. Instructions are available at Computer and Online Training webpage. On the first day of classes, A-B Tech Continuing Education Online program coordinators will send a welcome email with important information and deadlines to all students who have signed up in the Ed2go portal. Questions? Contact OnlineCE@abtech.edu.
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Jul 21–22
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$82
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This course covers the requirements to become a Certified On-Board Diagnostics (OBD ) Emissions Inspector. This course ensures that licensed mechanics understand OBD technology pertaining to emissions testing and includes a written and hands-on test.
Instructor: Patterson
Meeting time and location:
07/21/25 - 07/22/25
Mon, Tue 6p - 10p
Enka, Room 112
A-B Tech Enka
PO Box 1739, 1459 Sand Hill Rd, Asheville NC 28806
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Jul 2–3
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$82
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This course covers the requirements to become a Certified On-Board Diagnostics (OBD ) Emissions Inspector. This course ensures that licensed mechanics understand OBD technology pertaining to emissions testing and includes a written and hands-on test.
Instructor: Patterson
Meeting time and location:
07/02/25 - 07/03/25
Wed, Thur 6p - 10p
Enka, Room 112
A-B Tech Enka
PO Box 1739, 1459 Sand Hill Rd, Asheville NC 28806
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Aug 18–19
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$82
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This course covers the requirements to become a Certified On-Board Diagnostics (OBD ) Emissions Inspector. This course ensures that licensed mechanics understand OBD technology pertaining to emissions testing and includes a written and hands-on test.
Instructor: Patterson
Meeting time and location:
08/18/25 - 08/19/25
Mon, Tue 6p - 10p
Enka, Room 112
A-B Tech Enka
PO Box 1739, 1459 Sand Hill Rd, Asheville NC 28806
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Jun 30 - Jul 1
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$82
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This course covers the operation of a public inspection station and station facilities, inspection rules and procedures for brakes, lights, horn, steering, wipers, directional signals, tires, mirrors, exhaust system, etc. Safety inspectors are responsible for knowing all the information in the NC Safety Inspection Manual.
Instructor: Patterson
Meeting times and locations:
06/30/25 - 07/01/25
Mon 6p - 10p
Enka, Room 112
A-B Tech Enka
PO Box 1739, 1459 Sand Hill Rd, Asheville NC 28806
06/30/25 - 07/01/25
Tue 6p - 10p
Dogwood, Room 124
A-B Tech Enka
PO Box 1739, 1459 Sand Hill Rd, Asheville NC 28806
06/30/25 - 07/01/25
Tue 6p - 10p
Dogwood, Room 207
A-B Tech Enka
PO Box 1739, 1459 Sand Hill Rd, Asheville NC 28806
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Jun 11 - Aug 1
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$75
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Bridge the communication gap between you, your Spanish-speaking students and parents with essential Spanish for teachers. This course starts with Spanish basics and provides survival phrases for parent-teacher conferences so that you can discuss progress, deal with academic and behavior problems, and provide grades and homework. Visit https://www.ed2go.com/abtech/ for more details.
***IMPORTANT*** You must also sign up for this class in the A-B Tech Ed2go portal in order to be able to access the class materials. Instructions are available at Computer and Online Training webpage. On the first day of classes, A-B Tech Continuing Education Online program coordinators will send a welcome email with important information and deadlines to all students who have signed up in the Ed2go portal. Questions? Contact OnlineCE@abtech.edu.
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Nov 6–14
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$137
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This course is designed to help students review the National Electric Code (NEC) in preparation for the NC Electrical Contractors Exam. It is also beneficial for Code Enforcement officials and others who want to know more about the National Electric Code. This course will cover current code, calculations, wiring, motors, transformers, low and high voltage along with practice questions for the exam. Students should bring a copy of the 2020 NEC Code book and a calculator to class. For more information about scheduling the licensing exam, visit www.ncbeec.org.
Instructor: Tine
Meeting times and locations:
11/06/25 - 11/14/25
Thur, Fri 8a - 12p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 437
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
11/06/25 - 11/14/25
Thur, Fri 1p - 5p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 437
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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Jun 13
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$82
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This course is designed to provide electrical professionals with updated information on the National Electric Code, the N.C. Electrical Code and the local utility requirements. An emphasis is given to new changes in the code. This course has been approved by the N.C. State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors for 8 hours of continuing education credit.
Instructor: Tine
Meeting times and locations:
Fri 06/13/25 8a - 12p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 437
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
Fri 06/13/25 1p - 5p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 437
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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Sep 5
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$82
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This course is designed to provide electrical professionals with updated information on the National Electric Code, the N.C. Electrical Code and the local utility requirements. An emphasis is given to new changes in the code. This course has been approved by the N.C. State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors for 8 hours of continuing education credit.
Instructor: Tine
Meeting times and locations:
Fri 09/05/25 8a - 12p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 437
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
Fri 09/05/25 1p - 5p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 437
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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Jun 9–12
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$125
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This course includes apparatus inspection, maintenance, testing, sprinkler and standpipe connections, and the abilities to satisfy the key requirements of NFPA 1002: Standard for Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Professional Qualifications (2017 edition). This course should be offered consistent with the most current NC Fire and Rescue Commission guidelines; contact the Office of State Fire Marshal (OSFM) for details. Effective date July 1, 2020/ NFPA 1002 Standard, 2017 edition.
Instructor: Wilkie
Meeting time and location:
06/09/25 - 06/12/25
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur 8a - 6p
Skyland Fire Dept, TRAINING
9 Miller Rd, Arden NC 28704
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Jun 24 - Jul 2
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$180
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This course will present the Driver Operator with information related directly to aerial operations as well as all the information required to meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities to satisfy the key requirements of NFPA 1002: Standard for Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Professional Qualifications (2017 edition). FIP-3626 transfers the complete series, in its entirety, to the Office of State Fire Marshal (OSFM). This course should be offered consistent with the most current NC Fire and Rescue Commission guidelines; contact the Office of State Fire Marshal (OSFM) for details. Effective date July 1, 2020/ NFPA 1002 Standard, 2017 edition.
Instructor: Wilkie
Meeting time and location:
06/24/25 - 07/02/25
Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri 8a - 7p
Skyland Fire Dept, TRAINING
9 Miller Rd, Arden NC 28704
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Jun 6
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$70
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This course will allow students to be exposed to new and emerging issues in fire and rescue.
Instructor: Duncan
Meeting time:
Fri 06/06/25 9a - 3p
TBA, TBA
A-B Tech Woodfin
20 Canoe Lane, Asheville NC 28804
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Jun 9
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$70
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This course will allow students to be exposed to new and emerging issues in fire and rescue.
Instructor: Gudger
Meeting time:
Mon 06/09/25 8a - 12p
TBA, TBA
A-B Tech Woodfin
20 Canoe Lane, Asheville NC 28804
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Sep 29 - Nov 3
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$77
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Explore the benefits of communicating with basic Spanish in today’s global economy. This course provides an introductory study of survival Spanish in the workplace for non-Spanish speaking employers, employees and job seekers who desire to enhance communication skills. Students will learn to identify, minimize or eliminate barriers to communication and understanding between native Spanish speakers and non-Spanish speakers. The course utilizes a variety of engaging methods to address basic Spanish commands, yes/no questions and simple phrases critical to the workplace.
Instructor: Harney
Meeting time and location:
09/29/25 - 11/03/25
Mon 5:30p - 7:30p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 431
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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Jun 6 - Aug 1
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$134
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This course offers applied Spanish for the Workplace to facilitate basic communication with people whose native language is Spanish. Emphasis is placed on oral communication and career-specific vocabulary that is focused on health, business, and/or public service professions. Upon completion, students should be able to communicate at a functional level with native speakers and demonstrate cultural sensitivity. *Classes run on Fridays only
Instructor: Harney
Meeting time and location:
06/06/25 - 08/01/25
Tue, Thur 9:30a - 12:15p
Elm, Room 232
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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Aug 25 - Dec 20
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$137
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This course offers applied Spanish for the Workplace to facilitate basic communication with people whose native language is Spanish. Emphasis is placed on oral communication and career-specific vocabulary that is focused on health, business, and/or public service professions. Upon completion, students should be able to communicate at a functional level with native speakers and demonstrate cultural sensitivity. *Classes run on Fridays only
Instructor: Harney
Meeting time and location:
08/25/25 - 12/20/25
Fri 9:30a - 12:15p
Elm, Room 132
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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Jun 11 - Aug 1
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$75
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Prepare for any situation by bridging the communication gap between you, your patients, and worried family members. This course provides knowledge of basic medical phrases to help you better communicate with the Spanish-speaking community. Visit https://www.ed2go.com/abtech/ for more details.
***IMPORTANT*** You must also sign up for this class in the A-B Tech Ed2go portal in order to be able to access the class materials. Instructions are available at Computer and Online Training webpage. On the first day of classes, A-B Tech Continuing Education Online program coordinators will send a welcome email with important information and deadlines to all students who have signed up in the Ed2go portal. Questions? Contact OnlineCE@abtech.edu.
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