Press Releases
A-B Tech Partnership with Per Scholas Provides Free IT Support Training
February 12, 2025 The BlackRock Foundation has awarded a $1 million, two-year grant to Per Scholas North Carolina, a nationally recognized nonprofit dedicated to advancing economic mobility through building sustainable and inclusive tech talent pipelines.
A-B Tech Graduates Fall 2024 Law Enforcement Trainees
January 6, 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 11, 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 24, 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 22, 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 11, 2024 First, I want to thank our community, state, and federal partners for the work you are doing to help our region recover from the impacts of Hurricane Helene.
Statement Announcing A-B Tech Closure Due to Hurricane Helene, October 2, 2024
October 2, 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 12, 2024 Admission 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 3, 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
BLET Graduates Second Spring 2024 Class
August 1, 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.