Press Releases
A-B Tech Dental Assisting Program Ranked Number One in North Carolina
March 6, 2020 Allied 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. Dental Hygiene ranked third, right behind UNC-Chapel Hill, and Medical Sonography also ranked third.
Scholarships Available for Female Students enrolled in Brewing, Distillation and Fermentation
March 6, 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 Student Donaldson Semifinalist for Scholarship from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
February 7, 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 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.