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Meet ETSU Student (and A-B Tech Grad) Allen Archer
April 11th 2022 After working several years in the field of aerospace quality, Allen Archer decided to take the knowledge he’d learned on the job and combine it with his interest in various areas of health care to pursue a career in medicine.
125 Afghan Evacuees Resettled In Buncombe County
March 9th 2022 Asheville, N.C. — Some of the Afghan arrivals have had no exposure to English before arriving in the U.S., while others know “great conversational English,” says Aabye. One man was even embedded with the U.S. Marine Corps as a linguist.
5-Week Truck Driver Training Program Begins This Month At A-B Tech
March 7th 2022 Asheville, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville–Buncombe Technical Community College is rolling out a truck driver training program that begins offering classes this month. The industry reports it needs 80,000 drivers nationwide.
A-B Tech Pilot Program In Spanish Looks To Fill Thousands Of Vacancies In The Manufacturing Industry
March 7th 2022 Asheville, N.C. (WLOS) — The Asheville area is full of jobs for those looking for work right now.There are 20,000 jobs available in the region on any given day, said Nathan Ramsey, director of Mountain Area Workforce Development.
Brandon Priester Shares Experiences Of Education, Equity At Mlk Prayer Gathering
February 7th 2022 Asheville, N.C. — At the age of 16, Brandon Priester was expelled from school for the second time. While attending high school in Black Mountain, Priester got into trouble with the law and was told repeatedly he wasn't going to find a job or have a future.
A-B Tech, Goodwill, Biltmore Taking Career Pipeline Applicants For Apprenticeship Program
January 21st 2022 Asheville, N.C. (WLOS) — Applications are being accepted for the Career Pipeline program, which serves individuals in the community who have low levels of literacy and/or disabilities.
Hclt Americorp Volunteer Lends Helping Hand In Community
January 20th 2022 Asheville native and Western Carolina University grad Stephanie Dillingham is spending her time post-graduation in Highlands, serving the Highlands Cashiers Land Trust, maintaining trails, and organizing educational efforts through AmeriCorps.
Why Is Community College Enrollment Dropping?
January 13th 2022 Washington, D.C. — Josh Waters, 21, spends a lot of time in the kitchen.He’s pursuing a degree in baking and pastry arts at Asheville-Buncombe Community College in North Carolina. It’s his second degree.
Q&A With Jill Sparks, Executive Director Of A-B Tech Business Incubation And Small Business Center
December 3rd 2021 Asheville, N.C. — Unlike modern job-hoppers who switch roles every few years, Jill Sparks jokes that she’s a “monogamous worker.”
Falling in Love with Mountains and Beer
November 3rd 2021 Asheville, N.C. — Long before Leah Rainis moved to Asheville in 2016, she had fallen in love with craft beer. But it wasn’t just the beer she admired; it was the brewers in the production facilities, the bartenders and barbacks in the taprooms, and the loyal fans who clamored for the latest offerings who drew her to the industry she is now working to strengthen and build.