Press Releases
Students Compete Online in PBL Leadership Conference
May 14th 2020 Three students from A-B Tech represented the college at the NC Phi Beta Lambda State Leadership Conference by competing online. Aaron Katzenberger, David Peck, and Kiva Jones-Wilmer won awards, and the college chapter received accolades, too.
Longtime Benefactor and Volunteer Jack Ferguson Dies at 93
May 12th 2020 A-B Tech lost a devoted supporter and friend when Jack Ray Ferguson passed away May 6. Jack and his wife, Carolyn, began their charitable giving to A-B Tech in 1999 with a pledge to support the Foundation through three charitable remainder trusts.
Outstanding Students at A-B Tech for 2019-2020
May 12th 2020 A-B Tech Community College has released its list of annual Academic Award winners in the college programs. Normally the students are honored in the spring at the Academic Awards Ceremony.
BioNetwork at A-B Tech Collaborates to Produce Hand Sanitizers
May 3rd 2020 Through teamwork, organizations in Buncombe County were able to produce, package, and test hand sanitizers that were donated to Buncombe County Emergency Medical Services.
A-B Tech Foundation Awarded $35,000 to Assist Students Impacted by COVID-19
May 1st 2020 The A-B Tech Foundation has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Walnut Cove Members Association’s (WCMA) Coronavirus Emergency Grant Fund and $25,000 from the SEH Tabitha Foundation.
A-B Tech Selected as New Second Chance Pell Experimental Site, to Offer Postsecondary Education in Prison
April 27th 2020 The U.S. Department of Education announced A-B Tech is included in the expansion of the Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites Initiative to provide need-based Pell grants to people in state and federal prisons
15th Annual Plant Sale April 30
April 26th 2020 We are joining the COVID-19-approved ASAP Farmers Market on Thursday, April 30. The market takes place from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on campus and is open to the public! We will be set up there with our plants; however, it will be a reduced selection. The good news is that there will be other
A-B Tech’s Donaldson Wins Prestigious Cooke Scholarship
April 24th 2020 The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation today announced that A-B Tech student Christian Donaldson was selected as a recipient of the prestigious Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.
Medical Laboratory Professionals Week Celebrates Those Behind the Scenes
April 21st 2020 As the nation grapples with COVID-19, Medical Laboratory technicians are playing a critical role in testing and diagnostics.
A-B Tech Supports Entrepreneurs with new initiative, Startup Asheville Empowering Entrepreneurship in Buncombe and Madison counties
April 14th 2020 A-B Tech announced the launch of its latest program to support entrepreneurs and drive local economic development.