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Career And Technical Education Could Attract More Students In A Post-Pandemic World
July 12th 2021 Asheville, N.C. — You still need a plumber during a pandemic. That’s why many say jobs stemming from classes in Career and Technical Education, such as engineering and child care, likely will be in high demand in the coming years.
A-B Tech Announces Program To Cover Fall Enrollment Costs
July 6th 2021 Asheville, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College announced a new program Tuesday to cover tuition and fees for students who enroll this fall.
Chef Profile: Steve Goff Of Jargon In West Asheville Talks About The Importance Of Failure
June 29th 2021 Asheville, N.C. — The trajectory of Steve Goff's career — from homeless dishwasher to lauded executive chef — is as unlikely as it is a great story.Once a train-hopping gutter punk, Goff stopped along the way in Asheville in 2003 to protest for gay rights.
Pratt & Whitney Plans On Operations By 2022; Hiring, Recruiting Starts Soon
June 28th 2021 Bent Creek, N.C. — Work is moving full steam ahead at the new $650 million Pratt & Whitney manufacturing facility under construction in southern Buncombe County, and a company official said production should begin there in the second half of 2022.
Nurse Association Calls On Congress To Help Health Care Workers
May 6th 2021 On Nurse Appreciation Day, ANA President Ernest Grant, an A-B Tech graduate, calls on Congress to help nurses impacted by COVID.
A Dedication to Flavors
April 6th 2021 Asheville, N.C. — Kether Smith always loved art and developed an early fondness for ceramics and photography. So after graduating high school, she moved to Asheville to pursue formal studies at UNC Asheville. But in the midst of learning the best way to throw clay and shoot photos, she realized that some of her most creative work happened outside of the classroom
ABCCM’s Transformation Village will open Friday, March 12
March 10th 2021 Announcing the Grand Opening of ABCCM’s Transformation Village on Friday, March 12th, 2021.
WNC Has More Job Openings Than Unemployed Workers. Why?
February 26th 2021 Asheville, N.C. — Solving Western North Carolina’s skills gap feels a lot like the 1993 hit movie Groundhog Day, says Michael Dempsey, dean and director of the Lenoir-Rhyne Center for Graduate Studies in Asheville.
A-B Tech Installs New Electric Vehicle Charging Stations On Campus
February 14th 2021 Asheville, N.C. (WLOS) — 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.
Chefs' Outlook Sunny Side Up As A-B Tech Culinary Program Responds To Covid Pandemic
November 15th 2020 Asheville, N.C. — On an unseasonably warm late-fall day, the din of chain saws rang out over the campus of A-B Tech.