Press Releases
Nursing Program at A-B Tech Achieves National Accreditation
June 22nd 2022 A-B Tech’s Nursing Program is the first associate degree program to receive national accreditation by the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation.
A-B Tech Barber Academy Graduates First Class After COVID Delays
June 17th 2022 The A-B Tech Barber Academy launched in January 2020 but unexpectedly had to suspend operations less than eight weeks later when the COVID-19 pandemic struck. As a hands-on program, most classes had to be delayed until the students could be taught in person.
Consuming the Craft Podcast Recorded at Brewers Conference
May 26th 2022 A-B Tech will celebrate Asheville Beer Week, May 27-June 3, with 10 new episodes of the “Consuming the Craft” pod
A-B Tech Announces New Cardiovascular Sonography Program, In-Demand Profession Pays $70,000 a Year and Has Hundreds of Job Openings
May 17th 2022 A-B Tech Community College has added a new Cardiovascular Sonography degree to its Allied Health curriculum. Cardiovascular sonography is a growing, in-demand field that pays an average salary of $70,000 a year.
Employees of the Year Honored at End of Semester Celebration
May 16th 2022 Six employees were selected for annual honors during A-B Tech’s employee spring picnic on May 12. They were nominated by peers and students earlier in the year. Final selections were made by the college’s Faculty and Staff associations.
A-B Tech Commencement Features President John Gossett’s First Ceremony
May 13th 2022 A-B Tech Community College will award approximately 1,000 degrees and diplomas to graduates this year during the college’s 2022 Commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 14 at Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville.
Vet Med Tech Scholarship Established in Memory of Student
May 12th 2022 The Melissa A. Oglesbee Scholarship ($2,000) was established in 2022 by Garrett Earhart in memory of his wife Melissa Oglesbee.
Stand Against Racism Annual Event: Racism-The Gateway Discrimination
April 26th 2022
15th Annual Gnilka Memorial Plant Sale
April 25th 2022 The 15th annual Gnilka Memorial Plant sale will be from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, April 29 on the front lawn of the Sycamore Building. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Prices: $4 per 4 Pack of Plants.
Fine Arts Student Show Returns to Campus May 6
April 21st 2022 Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College’s Student Art Show returns to the Mission Health/A-B Tech Conference Center Gallery for 2022. An artists’ reception for the students in the curriculum Fine Arts program will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 6.