Press Releases
A-B Tech Alum Silver Cousler Locovozzi Shines with Neng Jr’s
November 19th 2025 When Silver Cousler Iocovozzi enrolled at A-B Tech, it was for drafting classes to begin his goal of becoming an architect.
A-B Tech Named Among the Nation’s Top 200 Community Colleges by the Aspen Institute
October 30th 2025 A-B Tech Community College has been named one of the nation's top 200 institutions eligible to compete for the 2027 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s premier recognition of high achievement and performance among two-year colleges.
A-B Tech Celebrates National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week
September 16th 2025 A-B Tech is celebrating National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week from September 14-20 by highlighting the successes of its High School Equivalency (HSE), English Language Acquisition (ELA), and Successful Occupational Achievement Readiness (SOAR) programs.
Advanced Manufacturing Center Offers 3D Printing Program
July 18th 2025 Calling all artists, makers, machinists, and anyone who’d like to learn about 3D Printing. A-B Tech's Advanced Manufacturing Center is now offering 3D Printing classes. Check out this short video of instructor Ryan Cappetti explaining how 3D printing works and what all can be made with it.
A-B Tech Basic Law Enforcement Training Graduates Largest Class in a Decade, Class Scores 100 Percent Passing Rate on State Exam
June 17th 2025 A-B Tech’s Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program is graduating its largest class in 10 years on Wednesday, June 18, with 28 students ranging in age from 20 to 52.
High School Students Cultivate Character, New Skills in Nurse Aide Certificate Program
June 10th 2025 In A-B Tech’s Ferguson Center for Allied Health and Workforce Development, seven Career and College Promise (CCP) high school students are tucked behind floor-to-ceiling curtains, practicing their nursing skills.
A-B Tech High School Equivalency Graduates Overcome a Difficult Year
June 9th 2025 Resiliency was on display as A-B Tech celebrated its 2025 High School Equivalency Graduation on June 5, which drew a crowd of about 500 people.
NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson Joins A-B Tech BLET Physical Fitness Training
May 16th 2025 NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson and several staff members visited the A-B Tech Woodfin on Friday, May 16, to participate in Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) Physical Fitness Training.
A-B Tech Celebrates 2025 Commencement on May 10
May 9th 2025 NC Governor Josh Stein will deliver remarks at A-B Tech Community College’s 2025 Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 10, at Harrah’s Cherokee Center in downtown Asheville.
Culinary Alum Roman Nourse Presented with A-B Tech’s ‘You Make a Difference’ Award
May 1st 2025 In the weeks following Helene, A-B Tech alum Roman Nourse took the words “food runner” to a new level. The energetic sous chef, who works at Givens Estate, put his culinary and project management skills to use by acting as a volunteer chef, project manager, and delivery driver for organizations providing food to those in need.