Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Open at A-B Tech
January 27th 2021 A-B Tech Community College has new electric vehicle charging stations provided by a grant from the NC Clean Energy Technology Center at NC State through the 2020 Clean Fuel Advanced Technology project.
Transitional Studies at A-B Tech named a finalist in $750,000 U.S. Department of Education Challenge
January 20th 2021 A-B Tech has been named a finalist in the Rethink Adult Ed Challenge, a national competition to advance pre-apprenticeships.
Apply Now For a 2021-22 Foundation Scholarship
January 13th 2021 A-B Tech Foundation Scholarships Are Now Available for the 2021-2022 academic year. The application deadline is April 2. Scholarships are awarded in June.
Classes Starting this Month to Train for Pratt & Whitney
January 4th 2021 A-B Tech’s Advanced Manufacturing Center will run two classes starting in January that can lead to a job at Pratt & Whitney’s turbine airfoil production facility being built in Asheville and scheduled to open in early 2022.
A-B Tech Offering New Scholarship to Students Impacted by COVID-19
December 15th 2020 A-B Tech Community College has created the A-B Tech Works Scholarship for students who have experienced job loss or reduced income due to COVID-19. Students who enroll in A-B Tech’s upcoming Spring Semester are eligible to receive up to $3,000 each.
Asheville Radio Museum Bestowed Extensive Vintage Radio Collection
December 11th 2020 The Asheville Radio Museum, located on the campus of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College and home to North Carolina’s premier teaching museum and collection of historic radios, is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Allan Erdmann Collection of more than 50 diverse and notable radio receivers built from 1920 through the 1940s.
Lunsford Brings Cheer to Enrolling Nurse Aide Students
December 7th 2020 Sherry Lunsford, Coordinator for Continuing Education Records and Registration has been able to feel like Mrs. Santa Claus for the past two weeks, thanks to the Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) scholarship program.
Radiologic Technologists Are on the Front Lines
December 7th 2020 A-B Tech celebrated National Radiologic Technology Week last month. The annual event recognizes the vital work of RTs across the nation and takes place during the week that commemorates the discovery of the x-ray by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen on Nov. 8, 1895.
Emergency Services Takes Delivery of a New Type of Ambulance
December 7th 2020 Emergency Services at A-B Tech Woodfin was able to purchase a cargo van from dealer stock via state contract using CARES funding for use in the Emergency Medical Science Program.