Press Releases
A-B Tech Honored with Two 2026 Statewide Community College Excellence Awards
March 25th 2026 An A-B Tech employee and business partner were among statewide excellence award winners announced March 25 by the NC Community College System.
A-B Tech’s Award-Winning Voices & Visions Intergenerational Oral History Project Showcased
March 23rd 2026 A-B Tech’s Voices & Visions intergenerational oral history project with Carolina Village retirement community was recently awarded LeadingEdge North Carolina’s 2026 Excellence in Innovation Award.
A-B Tech Awarded $1.04 Million to Build Future Workforce in Asheville, Buncombe and Madison Counties
March 16th 2026 Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (A-B Tech) has received more than $1.04 million in grant support for a new regional work-based learning ecosystem that will prepare high school students for good, high-paying jobs in Western North Carolina.
A-B Tech’s Premier Space Fest Event to Showcase Space Experiment and Activities
March 16th 2026 A-B Tech has been selected as one of 20 schools and colleges nationwide to send a science experiment into outer space this year as part of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP).
A-B Tech Physics Students to Launch Science Experiment into Outer Space
February 4th 2026 Astronauts Will Conduct an Experiment on the International Space Station this Summer.A-B Tech is one of 20 schools and colleges nationwide that will be sending a science experiment into outer space this spring as part of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP).
A-B Tech Basic Law Enforcement Training Graduates 20 New Officers
December 18th 2025 A-B Tech's Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program celebrated 20 newly minted law enforcement officers on Thursday, December 18, 2025. The graduates were honored in a ceremony on the Asheville campus that was attended by families, friends, and local law enforcement agencies.
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.