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Answer Man: Haynes Tower Demolition At A-B Tech's Enka Campus? Materials To Be Recycled?
July 1st 2024 Asheville, N.C. — Today's burning question considers the ongoing demolition of the A-B Tech Enka-Candler Haynes Tower. Have other questions for our staff? Email Executive Editor Karen Chávez at KChavez@citizentimes.com, and your question could appear in an upcoming column.
All 16 graduates of A-B Tech's BLET program headed to local law enforcement agencies
June 20th 2024 Asheville, N.C. (WLOS) — On Thursday morning, June 20, A-B Tech held its Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program graduation for its newest class of cadets.Sixteen cadets finished the program and received their certifications of completion.
A-B Tech’s Spring 2024 BLET Class Graduates with Honors
June 20th 2024 Asheville, N.C. (WLOS) — A-B Tech’s Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program graduated 16 officers on June 20 who will go on to fill gaps in local law enforcement.
After Decades of Homelessness and Addiction, Woman Receives GED at A-B Tech
June 14th 2024 Asheville, N.C. (WLOS) — About 14 months ago, 43-year-old Chayse Sosa struggled with homelessness, drug addiction, and poverty. On Thursday night, she achieved a huge milestone when she walked to the stage and received her GED diploma.
Showing Up For The Showdowns
June 3rd 2024 The A-B Tech 2024 competitive cooking team. In the time it takes most people to cook a simple potluck casserole, a group of five students at A-B Tech’s culinary school can prepare a four-course meal from scratch
A-B Tech Works To Shore Up Its Stormwater Infrastructure
May 29th 2024 Asheville, N.C. — When it rains on the campus of A-B Tech, stormwater pours off its plethora of parking lots into the neighborhoods, forest, and French Broad River below, taking pollutants with it.
A-B Tech's 2024 Commencement at Harrah's Cherokee in Asheville
May 12th 2024 Asheville, N.C. — A-B Tech held its commencement ceremony at Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville on May 11, 2024.
'Beverage Mecca': Why People Are Flowing To Wnc To Launch Careers In Beer, Spirits, More
May 13th 2024 Asheville, N.C. — Philip Pate, a 25-year-old student and Michigan native, studied indoor agriculture and had only visited Asheville for mountain biking before deciding to shift gears and earn a Brewing, Distillation, and Fermentation Associate of Applied Science degree program at Asheville Buncombe County Technical Community College.
A-B Tech Awards 850 Degrees, Diplomas, Certificates To Spring Semester Students, Graduates
May 12th 2024 Asheville, N.C. (WLOS) — A-B Tech held its graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 11, awarding more than 850 degrees, diplomas, and certificates to students this spring semester.Around 380 students walked at Saturday's commencement.
A-B Tech Needs Nurse Aide Instructors to Address Record Demand for Training, Wait List for Classes Grows to 467 Student Applications
May 7th 2024 During National Nurses Week (May 6 - 11), A-B Tech Community College is putting out an SOS for registered nurses who have a passion for teaching.