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A-B Tech Takes Two Golds in 2023 Best of Asheville Awards
September 21st 2023 Asheville, N.C. — A-B Tech was honored to receive two gold Best of Asheville Awards for 2023. A-B Tech was voted Best College/University and Best Vocational School.
Sweet On Sour Presented by A-B Tech Community College
September 18th 2023 Frugality doesn’t always wind up being a contributing factor in the story of someone’s career. But in the case of Jen Currier—head of Wicked Weed Brewing’s mixed culture program, where she oversees the production of sour beer, cider, and wine—it helped her craft her own unique career path.
The Asheville, Western North Carolina Nurse Shortage Is Worsening. Here’s What’s Being Done To Change That.
July 28th 2023 Asheville, N.C. — The acute nursing shortage plaguing Asheville and Western North Carolina will reach “crisis” levels over the next decade, experts say, with one estimate projecting the region to be short nearly 2,000 nurses across eight healthcare sectors.
A-B Tech'S Craft Beverage Institute Of The Southeast Opens Doors For Interested Brewers
July 28th 2023 Asheville, N.C. (WLOS) — Craft beverages in Western North Carolina have become a popular sip, and at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (A-B Tech), there's a program to make the process even cooler.
A-B Tech Finishes High in American Culinary Federation’s Nationals
July 25th 2023 Asheville, N.C. — A team of culinary students from A-B Tech was awarded second place on July 19 in the American Culinary Federation’s national finals competition in New Orleans.
Culinary Final Four: Wnc Student Chefs Compete For Top Honors In New Orleans
July 19th 2023 A local community college is competing for the gold. The five-member culinary team from Asheville Buncombe Community College is in New Orleans this week, competing against three other teams in what some call the Culinary Final Four: the American Culinary Federation National Competition.
Culinary Dance: Student Chef of Year Finalist Roman Nourse Polishes His Moves for ACF Competition
July 17th 2023 After practicing his signature entrée for the upcoming American Culinary Federation’s (ACF) national competition twice a week for the past three months, 24-year-old Roman Nourse often finds himself cooking duck in his sleep.
A-B Tech Culinary Students Head to American Culinary Federation National Finals
July 14th 2023 Asheville, N.C. — A-B Tech’s renowned Culinary Arts program is sending a student team and student chef to New Orleans to compete in the American Culinary Federation’s (ACF) National Finals on July 16-19.
A-B Tech's 'Hot Food Team' To Compete In National Finals. What It Takes To Be A Winner.
July 12th 2023 Asheville, N.C. — Those hungry for a rich culinary arts education may get one in Asheville without whisking away to institutes across the country or abroad.
A-B Tech Department Chair Paige Jimeson Instills a Legacy of Giving Back in Veterinary Medical Technician Students
July 3rd 2023 Chair of the Veterinary Medical Technology Department at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Paige Jimeson always loved animals and wanted to go into the veterinary field.