The A-B Tech Nursing Program is fully approved by the North Carolina Board of Nursing.
The Associate Degree in Nursing Program at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is accredited by the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA) located at 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20037. (202) 909-2487.

How to become a licensed registered nurse (RN)
- Associate Degree Nursing Option
This Associate Degree Nursing Option is a five-semester program that awards an Associate in Applied Science in Nursing degree. Completion qualifies you to take the licensure exam that is required for practice as a registered nurse. This program is approved by the North Carolina Board of Nursing, P.O. Box 2129, Raleigh, NC 27602, (919) 782-3211. - WNC Regionally Increasing Baccalaureate Nurses (RIBN) Option
- Regionally Increasing Baccalaureate Nurses (RIBN) Option is a four-year program and is offered in collaboration with Western Carolina University. An Associate of Applied Science in Nursing is awarded at the end of the third year from A-B Tech and a Baccalaureate in Nursing from Western Carolina University at the end of year four. This program is approved by the North Carolina Board of Nursing, P.O. Box 2129, Raleigh, NC 27602, (919) 782-3211.
Programs
Title | Credential | Credit Hours | Link to program details |
---|---|---|---|
Associate Degree Nursing - Fall Admission | Degree | 72 | |
Associate Degree Nursing - Spring Admission | Degree | 72 | |
Associate Degree Nursing Regionally Increasing Baccalaureate Nursing (RIBN) | Degree | |
Good to Know
Program Outcomes:
- The nursing program has a systematic evaluation plan which is fully implemented, and continuous quality improvement is demonstrated.
- The nursing program solicits and utilizes feedback from communities of interest in program planning and faculty decision-making.
- The nursing program has a minimum of 60% of students complete the program on time and a minimum of 70% of students complete the program within 150% of their most recent admission.
- The nursing program prepares students to be successful on the NCLEX-RN.
- Nursing program graduates find employment as an RN within six months of graduation.
- The nursing program’s students, graduates, employers, and faculty express satisfaction with program effectiveness.
Mission:
- The A-B Technical Community College Nursing Education Program strives to meet the current and future needs of a diverse community by preparing professional and caring nurses who practice with excellence and integrity.
- The Faculty facilitate and support this mission by utilizing the following values:
- modeling caring behaviors,
- promoting client-centered care that is grounded in excellence, integrity, and meeting holistic needs,
- demonstrating ethical behaviors in the delivery of nursing care,
- promoting high quality, innovative, and evidence-based care.
Vision:
- A-B Tech Nursing Department is committed to providing a student-centered, high-quality, nursing education program that is locally and regionally recognized for its caring, integrity, diversity, and excellence.

Christy Andrews, MSN, RN
Chairperson of Nursing Program
- Office: AHWD 419
- Phone: (828) 398-7264
Nita Kirkpatrick, MSN, RN
Associate Chairperson of Nursing Program
- Office: AHWD 419
- Phone: (828) 398-7481
Tipton Dillingham, MSN, RN
Clinical Coordinator of Nursing Program
- Office: AHWD 419
- Phone: (828) 398-7357
Deanna Littrell, MSN, RN
Simulation Coordinator/Nursing Faculty
- Office: AHWD 419
- Phone: (828) 398-7617
William "Brent" Evans, MSN, RN
Nursing Faculty
- Office: AHWD 419
- Phone: (828) 398-7333
Pam Griffin, MSN, RN
Nursing Faculty
- Office: AHWD 419
- Phone: (828) 398-7263
Carol Hicks, MSN, RN, CNE
Nursing Faculty
- Office: AHWD 419
- Phone: (828) 398-7616
Denise Morgan, MSN, RN
Nursing Faculty
- Office: AHWD 419
- Phone: (828) 398-7945
Eileen Shupe, MSN, RN
Nursing Faculty
- Office: AHWD 419
- Phone: (828) 398-7258
Monica Smith, MSN, RN
Nursing Faculty
- Office: AHWD 419
- Phone: (828) 398-7590
Joan Vassey, MSN, RN
Nursing Faculty
- Office: AHWD 419
- Phone: (828) 398-7661
Monica Walls, MSN, RN
Nursing Faculty
- Office: AHWD 419
- Phone: (828) 398-7261
Alyson Weimar, MSN, RN, CNE
Nursing Faculty
- Office: AHWD 419
- Phone: (828) 398-7277
Amanda Willis MSN, RN
Nursing Faculty
- Office: AHWD 419
Melissa Smith, MA Higher Ed. Administration
Administrative Assistant
- Office: AHWD 419
- Phone: (828) 398-7259