Press Releases
A-B Tech Graduates Fall 2024 Law Enforcement Trainees
January 6th 2025 A-B Tech’s Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program graduated its Fall 2024 class on Friday. Fourteen graduates scored a 100 percent pass rate on the state licensing exam and are headed to jobs with area law enforcement agencies.
Comradery and Conversation: Veterans Connect on A-B Tech’s Campus
November 11th 2024 On a recent afternoon in A-B Tech’s Veterans' Café, two men pore over a math problem as they banter back and forth. John Roeth, 76, a retired engineer, offers tips as Chris Smith, 29, puts pencil to paper.
Reopening Message from President John Gossett
October 24th 2024 When this devastating storm hit western North Carolina four weeks ago, the people rushing into it to save lives were community college graduates: law enforcement, rescue, EMTs, paramedics, nurses, etc.
A-B Tech Post-Helene Reopening Set for October 28
October 22nd 2024 A-B Tech Community College will reopen for all students and programs on Monday, October 28, following a month-long closure due to impacts from Hurricane Helene.
A-B Tech Reopening Update, October 11, 2024
October 11th 2024 Statement of A-B Tech President John GossettBuncombe County Media BriefingOctober 11, 2024First, I want to thank our community, state, and federal partners for the work you are doing to help o
Statement Announcing A-B Tech Closure Due to Hurricane Helene, October 2, 2024
October 2nd 2024 My prayers are with our employees, students, and community. We have experienced a catastrophe unlike any other in WNC. I know you and your families are struggling and hurting, as am I, from the loss we have experienced.
A-B Tech Spring Nursing Program Now Accepting Applicants through October 25
September 12th 2024 Start in January 2025 and Earn a Degree in Five SemestersAdmission to the A-B Tech School of Nursing’s Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) degree program is now open. Prospective students must apply by the October 25 deadline.
A-B Tech partners with App State’s Aspire Appalachian pathway program to benefit transfer students
September 3rd 2024 Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (A-B Tech) has partnered with Appalachian State University’s Aspire Appalachian program, which provides a streamlined path for students enrolled in community colleges to complete their bachelor’s deg
BLET Graduates Second Spring 2024 Class
August 1st 2024 A-B Tech's BLET program graduated a second Spring 2024 class on July 31. 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 Recognized by State for Reducing Energy Footprint
July 22nd 2024 A-B Tech was one of 13 state agencies, universities, and community colleges recognized for reducing energy use and making progress toward a long-term energy reduction goal set by the state in 2018.