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 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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May 29 - Jul 3
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$171
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In this intermediate wheel class, you will explore surface design! Mishma, scraffito, slip trailing and basic monoprinting are just a few of the processes you will experiment with. Create simple and quick garden and planter forms to use as a canvas for decoration. You must feel comfortable centering two pounds of clay on your own. You will work towards throwing larger pieces in class. The lab fee includes one bag of clay, glazes and firing.
Meeting time and location:
05/29/25 - 07/03/25
Thur 6p - 8:30p
Poplar, Room 108
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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May 7–28
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$79
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This four-week computer basics class is designed for Senior Citizens with little to no computer experience. You will explore how to operate a computer and navigate the internet in ways that can enrich your life. You will discover how to avoid scams and to protect yourself and your computer from an unwanted virus. You will gain confidence in navigating your PC as well as your mobile device, search the internet for information, how to use email, creating and saving documents, and more.
Meeting time and location:
05/07/25 - 05/28/25
Wed 2p - 4p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 438
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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May 12
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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:
Mon 05/12/25 5p - 9p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 432
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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May 17
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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 time:
Sat 05/17/25 8a - 5p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 432
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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Apr 22 - May 27
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$79
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Unlock the full potential of your digital and mirrorless camera in this comprehensive photography class. Get to know the features and settings of digital and/or mirrorless cameras, including ISO, aperture, and shutter speed. Learn the principles of composition and how to use natural and artificial light to enhance your photos. Whether you’re a beginner looking to understand the basics or an enthusiast aiming to refine your skills, this course offers something for everyone. Join us and transform your photography skills, capturing stunning images with confidence and creativity! Bring your camera and manual to the first class.
Meeting times and locations:
04/22/25 - 04/29/25
Tue 6p - 8p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 432
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
05/13/25 - 05/27/25
Tue 6p - 8p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 432
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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Apr 25 - May 30
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$79
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Unlock the full potential of your digital and mirrorless camera in this comprehensive photography class. Get to know the features and settings of digital and/or mirrorless cameras, including ISO, aperture, and shutter speed. Learn the principles of composition and how to use natural and artificial light to enhance your photos. Whether you’re a beginner looking to understand the basics or an enthusiast aiming to refine your skills, this course offers something for everyone. Join us and transform your photography skills, capturing stunning images with confidence and creativity! Bring your camera and manual to the first class.
Meeting times and locations:
04/25/25 - 05/02/25
Fri 10a - 12p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 432
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
05/16/25 - 05/30/25
Fri 10a - 12p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 432
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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May 14 - Jun 4
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$79
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Unlock the full potential of your digital and mirrorless camera in this comprehensive photography class. Get to know the features and settings of digital and/or mirrorless cameras, including ISO, aperture, and shutter speed. Learn the principles of composition and how to use natural and artificial light to enhance your photos. Whether you’re a beginner looking to understand the basics or an enthusiast aiming to refine your skills, this course offers something for everyone. Join us and transform your photography skills, capturing stunning images with confidence and creativity! Bring your camera and manual to the first class.
Meeting time and location:
05/14/25 - 06/04/25
Wed 6p - 8p
Ramsey, Room 116
A-B Tech Madison
4646 Us Hwy 25-70, Marshall NC 28753
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Apr 16 - Jun 6
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$75
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Gain a solid working knowledge of the most powerful and widely used database programming language. This course will provide you the skills to write SQL queries to create tables, retrieve data from single or multiple tables, manipulate data in a database, and gather statistics from data stored in a database. 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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Apr 16 - Jun 6
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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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Apr 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:
04/21/25 - 04/22/25
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 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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May 12–13
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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:
05/12/25 - 05/13/25
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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May 5–6
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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:
05/05/25 - 05/06/25
Mon 6p - 10p
Enka, Room 112
A-B Tech Enka
PO Box 1739, 1459 Sand Hill Rd, Asheville NC 28806
05/05/25 - 05/06/25
Tue 6p - 10p
Dogwood, Room 124
A-B Tech Enka
PO Box 1739, 1459 Sand Hill Rd, Asheville NC 28806
05/05/25 - 05/06/25
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 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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May 14 - Jul 4
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$75
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Enjoy a more peaceful, orderly classroom that is free of common discipline problems. This course provides a step-by-step approach to effective, positive classroom discipline, and it’s continually rated by teachers as one of the most valuable they’ve ever taken. 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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Apr 16 - Jun 6
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$75
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Learn how to use creativity as a powerful engagement tool in the classroom, regardless of what subject you teach. This course provides new approaches to field trips, learning labs, exercises, and evaluation methods that will challenge and motivate your students to become creative thinkers. 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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May 14 - Jul 4
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$75
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Discover how easy and effective classroom centers can really be. This course introduces a simple system for creating a center schedule and shepherding students through the process. You will see what makes a truly successful center, what pitfalls to avoid, and gain tips for keeping your planning to a minimum. You will also learn strategies for managing students who finish early and discover how a regular center routine can increase your small-group instruction opportunities each day. 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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Apr 16 - Jun 6
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$75
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Learn the latest teaching strategies and techniques for helping secondary students achieve their dreams. This course will teach you how to differentiate instruction, manage a classroom, develop assessment strategies, gain parental support, and teach social-emotional skills that will help your students succeed in school and in life. 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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May 8–16
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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:
05/08/25 - 05/16/25
Thur, Fri 8a - 12p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 437
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
05/08/25 - 05/16/25
Thur, Fri 1p - 5p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 437
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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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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