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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Nov 6
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$50
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ChatGPT is a cutting-edge natural language generation model that can produce fluent and engaging texts on various topics and domains. It can also converse with humans in a natural and coherent way, using its own words and knowledge. In this course, you will learn how to use ChatGPT and other similar generative AI tools as a deep knowledge resource to make your workday and play time more productive, fun and efficient. By the end of this class, you will be able to: understand what ChatGPT is and why it is a societal revolution, appreciate the strengths and limitations of ChatGPT, and how to deal with its errors and inconsistencies, and craft effective prompts to elicit relevant and useful responses from ChatGPT. This course is designed for anyone who is interested in natural language generation and conversational AI, regardless of their background or experience level. No prior knowledge of programming or machine learning is required. However, some familiarity with web browsing and online communication is recommended.
Instructor: Truffa
Meeting time:
Thur 11/06/25 5:30p - 8:30p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 438
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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Aug 1
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$77
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Embark on an exhilarating journey into the world of drones with our hands-on Drone: Flight Lab. Explore the principles of flight, drone controls, and unleash your imagination as you navigate aerially. Whether you are a novice or an experienced drone pilot, our expert instructors will guide you through training and discuss how best to incorporate the technology into your new or existing business. Join us for an extraordinary experience where innovation takes flight. Personal drones are encouraged but not required. Protective eyewear is required. The class will be held at A-B Tech Enka, in the parking lot outside the Small Business Center. Restrooms will be accessible.
Meeting time:
Fri 08/01/25 1p - 5p
Haynes Center, EPL6
A-B Tech Enka
PO Box 1739, 1459 Sand Hill Rd, Asheville NC 28806
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Oct 17
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$77
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Embark on an exhilarating journey into the world of drones with our hands-on Drone: Flight Lab. Explore the principles of flight, drone controls, and unleash your imagination as you navigate aerially. Whether you are a novice or an experienced drone pilot, our expert instructors will guide you through training and discuss how best to incorporate the technology into your new or existing business. Join us for an extraordinary experience where innovation takes flight. Personal drones are encouraged but not required. Protective eyewear is required. The class will be held at A-B Tech Enka, in the parking lot outside the Small Business Center. Restrooms will be accessible.
Meeting time:
Fri 10/17/25 1p - 5p
Haynes Center, EPL6
A-B Tech Enka
PO Box 1739, 1459 Sand Hill Rd, Asheville NC 28806
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Aug 5
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$110
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Prepare for the National Restaurant Association’s ServSafe Manager Certification. Exam is included as part of the class. Upon completion with a passing grade of 70% on the exam, the student will earn this industry recognized certification that is valid for 5 years. This one day class features online testing and instant score results. No book required.
Meeting times and locations:
Tue 08/05/25 8:30a - 12p
Goodwill Workforce Center, Room 151
1616 Patton Ave, Asheville NC 28806
Tue 08/05/25 1p - 5p
Goodwill Workforce Center, Room 151
1616 Patton Ave, Asheville NC 28806
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Oct 7–8
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$110
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Prepare for the National Restaurant Association’s ServSafe Manager Certification. Exam is included as part of the class. Upon completion with a passing grade of 70% on the exam, the student will earn this industry recognized certification that is valid for 5 years. This one day class features online testing and instant score results. No book required.
Meeting times and locations:
Tue, Wed 10/07/25 8:30a - 12p
Goodwill Workforce Center, Room 198
1616 Patton Ave, Asheville NC 28806
Tue, Wed 10/08/25 8:03a - 12:30p
Goodwill Workforce Center, Room 198
1616 Patton Ave, Asheville NC 28806
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Dec 2–3
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$110
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Prepare for the National Restaurant Association’s ServSafe Manager Certification. Exam is included as part of the class. Upon completion with a passing grade of 70% on the exam, the student will earn this industry recognized certification that is valid for 5 years. This one day class features online testing and instant score results. No book required.
Meeting times and locations:
Tue, Wed 12/02/25 8:30a - 12:30p
Goodwill Workforce Center, Room 198
1616 Patton Ave, Asheville NC 28806
Tue, Wed 12/03/25 8:30a - 12p
Goodwill Workforce Center, Room 198
1616 Patton Ave, Asheville NC 28806
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Dec 9–10
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$110
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Prepare for the National Restaurant Association’s ServSafe Manager Certification. Exam is included as part of the class. Upon completion with a passing grade of 70% on the exam, the student will earn this industry recognized certification that is valid for 5 years. This one day class features online testing and instant score results. No book required.
Meeting times and locations:
Tue, Wed 12/09/25 8:30a - 12:30p
Goodwill Workforce Center, Room 198
1616 Patton Ave, Asheville NC 28806
Tue, Wed 12/10/25 8:30a - 12p
Goodwill Workforce Center, Room 198
1616 Patton Ave, Asheville NC 28806
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Jul 29
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$60
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Get prepared now for Remote Online Notarization, signed into law effective July 1, 2023. This course provides instruction to currently commissioned notaries who want to expand their existing qualifications to include remote online notarization. Topics include legal, ethical and procedural requirements of the Notary Act. Upon completion of this course with a passing exam grade of 80%, a person is eligible to make application with the NC Secretary of State office for eNotary status. Textbook: NC Electronic Notarization Manual required. Students must have a current notary commission, and must present a current valid photo ID to be admitted to class.
Instructor: Manning
Meeting time:
Tue 07/29/25 6p - 9p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 431
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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Oct 21
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$60
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Get prepared now for Remote Online Notarization, signed into law effective July 1, 2023. This course provides instruction to currently commissioned notaries who want to expand their existing qualifications to include remote online notarization. Topics include legal, ethical and procedural requirements of the Notary Act. Upon completion of this course with a passing exam grade of 80%, a person is eligible to make application with the NC Secretary of State office for eNotary status. Textbook: NC Electronic Notarization Manual required. Students must have a current notary commission, and must present a current valid photo ID to be admitted to class.
Instructor: Manning
Meeting time:
Tue 10/21/25 6p - 9p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 431
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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Oct 21 - Nov 11
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$122
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Would you like to enhance your career in the wine industry or make recommendations with greater confidence? This class covers topics and practical skills essential for those working with customers in distribution, retail, restaurant, or hospitality settings. Focus on the knowledge needed to prepare for entry level certification exams, such as those offered by the Court of Master Sommeliers and the Society of Wine Educators. Explore the basics of wine, global and regional differences, service techniques, and food pairings. Blind tastings are included to develop distinction ability. Hobbyists welcome. Instructor: Andy Hale. Students must be 21 years old to register and bring an ID verifying their date of birth to class. Exams are not part of the class.
Instructor: Hale
Meeting time and location:
10/21/25 - 11/11/25
Tue 6p - 9p
Magnolia, Room 225
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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Jul 28–30
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$77
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Learn to organize and analyze data using Microsoft Excel through hands-on exercises and examples designed for the beginner. Explore workbook basics, building, formatting and printing worksheets, and using functions and formulas. Basic computer skills required. Students are encouraged to bring their own USB thumb drive to store their data and projects.
Meeting time and location:
07/28/25 - 07/30/25
Mon, Wed 5:30p - 8:30p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 438
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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Nov 3–5
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$82
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Learn to organize and analyze data using Microsoft Excel through hands-on exercises and examples designed for the beginner. Explore workbook basics, building, formatting and printing worksheets, and using functions and formulas. Basic computer skills required. Students are encouraged to bring their own USB thumb drive to store their data and projects.
Meeting time and location:
11/03/25 - 11/05/25
Mon, Wed 5:30p - 8:30p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 438
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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Aug 4–6
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$77
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Learn to organize and analyze data using Microsoft Excel through hands-on exercises and examples designed for the more advanced user. This class is a follow-up to Excel for Beginners. Learn how to manipulate worksheets, use filters, set up macros, and much more. Students are encouraged to bring their own USB thumb drive to store their data and projects.
Meeting time and location:
08/04/25 - 08/06/25
Mon, Wed 5:30p - 8:30p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 438
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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Nov 10–12
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$82
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Learn to organize and analyze data using Microsoft Excel through hands-on exercises and examples designed for the more advanced user. This class is a follow-up to Excel for Beginners. Learn how to manipulate worksheets, use filters, set up macros, and much more. Students are encouraged to bring their own USB thumb drive to store their data and projects.
Meeting time and location:
11/10/25 - 11/12/25
Mon, Wed 5:30p - 8:30p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 438
A-B Tech Main Campus
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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Aug 11–27
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$82
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This class will help you get started with the powerful Adobe Photoshop software. You will learn all about image selections, layers, adjusting images, preparing finished images and other pertinent topics. This class is on Windows and is suitable for Macintosh users who can bring laptops if preferred. Students need basic computer skills. Students are encouraged to bring their own USB thumb drive to store their data and projects.
Meeting time and location:
08/11/25 - 08/27/25
Mon, Wed 5:30p - 8:30p
Ferguson Allied Health, Room 438
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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Save time as you enhance and manage your digital photos. This course will show you how to effectively edit and organize photos using Lightroom Classic CC with hands-on, easy-to-follow exercises that will help you perfect your digital photo collections. 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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Jun 10–26
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$87
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This sewing workshop aims to teach its participants the basic principles of fashion/clothing construction using a combination of industrial sewing single needle machines, sergers, and domestic home sewing machines. We will cover some basic industrial sewing techniques as well as practicing traditional domestic home sewing principles. Our topics will include commercial pattern selections, fabric choices, cut and sew principles to final finishing a garment.
Instructor: Ko
Meeting time and location:
06/10/25 - 06/26/25
Tue, Thur 1p - 4p
Transformation Village, Room 5
45 Rocky Ridge Rd, Asheville NC 28806
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Jul 12 - Aug 9
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$87
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Industrial sewing and beyond.The advanced sewing workshop aims to teach its participants the fundamental principles of sustainable fashion or SLOW Fashion with a wide range of textiles based applications. Industrial sewing teaches the basics of sewing using industrial single needle machines and the use of a basic industrial serger. The progression of sewing experiences would lead you into more advanced sewing techniques, garment construction, home dec, alterations of ready made garments and uses of more advanced sewing machines and handling of different materials and fabrics. Prerequisite: must have completed Industrial Sewing or basic sewing curriculum or have a current knowledge of sewing skills.
Instructor: Ko
Meeting time and location:
07/12/25 - 08/09/25
Sat 9a - 12p
Transformation Village, Room 5
45 Rocky Ridge Rd, Asheville NC 28806
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Jul 29 - Aug 14
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$75
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The benefits of drones are difficult to ignore, fueling the adoption of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology in some of the economy’s largest sectors, including construction, utilities, security, real estate, and research. Commercial or non-hobby-related drone operations require a Remote Pilot Certificate from the FAA with a Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) rating. This course will prepare you to sit for the required FAA knowledge exam and increase the likelihood of earning your certification. The exam is not part of the course. Instructor FAA-authorized commercial drone pilot. Public safety/emergency responders should call 828-782-2139 for drone classes designed specifically for emergency services.
Instructor: Jordan
Meeting time and location:
07/29/25 - 08/14/25
Tue, Thur 6p - 9p
Zoom, ZOOM
Virtual Learning Classroom
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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Oct 21 - Nov 6
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$75
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The benefits of drones are difficult to ignore, fueling the adoption of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology in some of the economy’s largest sectors, including construction, utilities, security, real estate, and research. Commercial or non-hobby-related drone operations require a Remote Pilot Certificate from the FAA with a Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) rating. This course will prepare you to sit for the required FAA knowledge exam and increase the likelihood of earning your certification. The exam is not part of the course. Instructor FAA-authorized commercial drone pilot. Public safety/emergency responders should call 828-782-2139 for drone classes designed specifically for emergency services.
Instructor: Jordan
Meeting time and location:
10/21/25 - 11/06/25
Tue, Thur 6p - 9p
Zoom, ZOOM
Virtual Learning Classroom
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
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Jun 11 - Aug 1
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$75
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Master the basics of web design and learn to build sites that are better and more effective. This course provides powerful graphic design techniques that will help your site stand-out from all the others. 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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