News Coverage
A-B Tech’s Spring 2024 BLET Class Graduates with Honors
June 20, 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 14, 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 3, 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 29, 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 12, 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 13, 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 12, 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 7, 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.
Knowledge for the Next Generation: Chef Cathy Horton Profile in Edible Asheville
April 23, 2024
When Cathy Horton decided to start a new career in the food industry, she was quick to say yes to just about any opportunity that came her way. Write restaurant reviews? Sure. Cook for a wine dinner? Absolutely.
A Week Spent With Three Community Colleges: A Rural Response, Automation Comes To Greenhouses, And Advanced Manufacturing Grows In Asheville
April 1, 2024
On March 6, 2023, Pactiv Evergreen announced the closure of the paper mill that sat in the heart of downtown Canton. The mill served as one of the largest employers in the community — but also as the heartbeat of a community
UNC Asheville, A-B Tech Renew Partnership Allowing Eligible Students To Transfer With Ease
March 20, 2024
Asheville, N.C. (WLOS) — UNC Asheville and A-B Tech have renewed their partnership to help students make an easy transition from the community college to the university.
Community College System, Lawmakers Consider New Funding Model
February 20, 2024
(The Center Square) — Better aligning with growing workforce demands is pushing the conversation in the North Carolina General Assembly to implement changes to the funding model for the state's 58 community colleges.
