Press Releases
A-B Tech Barber Academy Has Launched
February 7, 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 5, 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 23, 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 21, 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.
Wright Named VP of Continuing Education and Economic & Workforce Development
January 6, 2020 Deborah Wright has been named Vice President of Continuing Education and Economic & Workforce Development. She began her duties Jan. 2 after Dr. Shelley White left the position to be President at Haywood Community College.
Latest BLET Graduation at A-B Tech is a Family Affair
January 3, 2020 Three dozen A-B Tech Basic Law Enforcement Training students completed their training and passed their state exams in December, with some of them continuing a family tradition in the profession.
A-B Tech Celebrates 60 Years
December 3, 2019 Founded in 1959, A-B Tech began offering programs in the 1959-60 academic year from two offices in Asheville City Hall. Sixty years later, the College has expanded to five locations and 32 buildings in Buncombe and Madison counties.
Tillman Honored for College Contributions
March 29, 2019 A-B Tech dedicated the main dining room in the Magnolia Building of The Brumit Center for Culinary Arts and Hospitality to long-time Associate Dean Chef Sheila Tillman on March 27 during a reception with the American Culinary Federation (ACF).
Wastewater Treatment Certification Classes Start February 22, 2019
January 3, 2019 Grade I and Grade II Biological Wastewater Operator training courses at A-B Tech will start on February 22, 2019.
Spherion Funds RAMP Scholarship at A-B Tech
November 28, 2018 Spherion Staffing & Recruiting of Asheville presented its Community Give Back Donation to A-B Tech's RAMP Scholarship, which supports students enrolled in the Engineering and Applied Technology programs.