Press Releases
A-B Tech Works to Protect First Responders
April 1st 2020 As A-B Tech strives to focus on the “community” aspect of its mission during the coronavirus pandemic, members of the college’s Emergency Services division are helping to protect area first responders from exposure by donating Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other supplies, providing certified face mask fittings, and creating critical training videos.
A-B Tech Names New President
March 19th 2020 Dr. John D. Gossett Selected by Board of TrusteesA-B Tech announced today that John D. Gossett, Ed.D., has been named the college’s seventh president. Gossett currently serves as president of McDowell Technical Community College in Marion.
Upskill Program Receives Grant from Appalachian Regional Commission
March 8th 2020 The Appalachian Regional Commission announced approval of a grant in the amount of $149,596 to the Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (A-B Tech) for the UpSkill 2.0 Reentry, Recovery, Work program.
Scholarships Available for Female Students enrolled in Brewing, Distillation and Fermentation
March 6th 2020 Get up to $1,200 for the 2020-2021 academic year. Apply now! Fill out the one-page online application and get linked to these and several other scholarship opportunities! The deadline to apply is May 1. It’s fast and easy!
A-B Tech Dental Assisting Program Ranked Number One in North Carolina
March 6th 2020 Dental Hygiene and Medical Sonography Programs Ranked ThirdAllied Health programs at A-B Tech have received top rankings in North Carolina for 2019 by Nursing Process. The Dental Assisting Program placed first in the state.
A-B Tech Student Donaldson Semifinalist for Scholarship from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
February 7th 2020 Christian Donaldson, an Associate in Science student at A-B Tech, has been selected as a semifinalist for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation's prestigious community college transfer scholarship.
A-B Tech Barber Academy Has Launched
February 7th 2020 Twenty new students joined Instructor Jay Kaufmann in the classroom of the Barber Academy on January 21 for its first class. The continuing education workforce training program will prepare students to apply for and pass the licensing examination offered by the North Carolina State Board of Barber Examiners (NCBBE).
King Named President of the Year, Receives Order of Long Leaf Pine
February 5th 2020 President Emeritus Dennis King was named NC Community College President of the Year and received other honors before his retirement.
Mars Hill A-B Tech Promise Signed
January 23rd 2020 Leaders of A-B Tech and Mars Hill University (MHU) signed a memorandum of understanding between the two institutions of higher education that guarantees admission to Mars Hill for all A-B Tech graduates who satisfy specific requirements.
Cooper Honored with MLK Service Award
January 21st 2020 Philip Cooper, A-B Tech’s UpSkill WNC Coordinator and Career Navigator, received the Adult Service Award from the Martin Luther King Jr. Association of Asheville and Buncombe County.