News Coverage
Area High Schoolers Take Free College Classes At A-B Tech
July 13th 2022 Asheville, N.C. — It sounded too good to be true. In 2017, Amelia Darnell was a 10th grader at Asheville High School.
A-B Tech Helps Inmates Get College Education
June 21st 2022 Asheville, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville–Buncombe Technical Community College is participating in the Second Chance Pell Experiment, which is making need-based financial aid available to inmates at Craggy Correctional Center and Western Correctional Center for Women.
A-B Tech Touts Pell Grant Experiment; Only Post-Secondary School In The State To Do It
June 20th 2022 Asheville, N.C. — The mission of the Second Chance Pell Experiment is in the name: It’s about providing second chances.
Chef Stephen Hertz on Carolina Kitchen
June 15th 2022 Asheville, N.C. (WLOS) — Culinary Arts Instructor Chef Stephen Hertz is featured on the Carolina Kitchen with WLOS News 13 in a series of four segments featuring A-B Tech instructors.
Spotlight on StoryCraft Producer Sharissa Thomason
June 7th 2022 As part of StoryCraft BPR’s partnership with Asheville Writers in the Schools and Community (AWITSC), we were introduced to Sharissa Thomason, a 16-year-old student at A-B Tech Community College.
A Taste Of Burma In The 828
June 7th 2022 Asheville, N.C. — In both WNC and across the Southeast, Burmese food is quite elusive — in fact, based on our research, Asheville’s closest Burmese restaurant is all the way over in Carrboro (about a 3.5-hour drive).
Amid Nursing Shortage, Mission Health To Fund Instructor Positions To Boost Enrollment
May 24th 2022 Asheville, N.C. (WLOS) — Amid an ongoing nationwide nursing shortage, Mission Health is funding instructor positions at three Western North Carolina nursing programs to help graduate more future registered nurses (RN).
Pratt & Whitney Opening: Boost For Local Manufacturing; Alive And Well
May 16th 2022 Asheville, N.C. — Fifty years ago, manufacturing was the undisputed employment king of Buncombe County, and pretty much the region.
Boyle Column: Yep, A-B Tech President John Gossett Has Had A Weird Couple Of Years
May 14th 2022 Asheville, N.C. — At this point in the never-ending pandemic, I think it's safe to say we've all had a weird couple of years.
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.