News Coverage
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.
A-B Tech, Local Agencies Look For Law Enforcement Applicants
November 3rd 2021 Asheville, N.C. (WLOS) — Several local law enforcement agencies attended a recruitment event at Asheville–Buncombe Technical Community College on Wednesday.
Perspective | My Year Of Covid Learning And Cooking At A-B Tech
October 18th 2021 March 2020 was a strange time. We were in our classrooms at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (A-B Tech) throughout the day while hearing about the coronavirus on social media.
Lessons In Leadership From 15 Months Of One College Facing Down A Pandemic
October 18th 2021 “When COVID-19 first hit, the media was saying 15 days to flatten the curve. And then, you know, 15 days went into a couple of months,” Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College President John Gossett reflected on a warm spring day in Asheville during one of our many conversations over the past 15 months.