Press Releases
Employees of the Year Honored at End of Semester Celebration
May 16th 2022 Six employees were selected for annual honors during A-B Tech’s employee spring picnic on May 12. They were nominated by peers and students earlier in the year. Final selections were made by the college’s Faculty and Staff associations.
A-B Tech Commencement Features President John Gossett’s First Ceremony
May 13th 2022 A-B Tech Community College will award approximately 1,000 degrees and diplomas to graduates this year during the college’s 2022 Commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 14 at Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville.
Vet Med Tech Scholarship Established in Memory of Student
May 12th 2022 The Melissa A. Oglesbee Scholarship ($2,000) was established in 2022 by Garrett Earhart in memory of his wife Melissa Oglesbee.
Stand Against Racism Annual Event: Racism-The Gateway Discrimination
April 26th 2022
15th Annual Gnilka Memorial Plant Sale
April 25th 2022 The 15th annual Gnilka Memorial Plant sale will be from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, April 29 on the front lawn of the Sycamore Building. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Prices: $4 per 4 Pack of Plants.
Fine Arts Student Show Returns to Campus May 6
April 21st 2022 Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College’s Student Art Show returns to the Mission Health/A-B Tech Conference Center Gallery for 2022. An artists’ reception for the students in the curriculum Fine Arts program will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 6.
Our Stories Matter with Patricia Serrano and David Seth Miller at A-B Tech
April 13th 2022 The Power of Podcasting for the Global Community
A-B Tech Limited Programs Open for Fall 2022 Admission
April 7th 2022 Apply Now for Brewing, Cosmetology, Medical Assisting Programs
A-B Tech Community College Produces $405.8 Million Annual Economic Impact in WNC
April 7th 2022 A new, in-depth economic impact analysis conducted in FY2019-20 found that A-B Tech Community College had a $405.8 million annual impact on the regional economy, supporting more than 7402 jobs, or one out of every 41 jobs, in the Western Gateway region.
Max Queen, A-B Tech Trustee and Former VP of Administrative Services, Succumbs to Cancer
April 1st 2022 A-B Tech lost one of our own this week when Max Queen – an A-B Tech Trustee, retiree, graduate, and longtime friend of the college – passed away at his home on Tuesday, March 29 after battling pancreatic cancer.