Press Releases
A-B Tech Commencement Set for Saturday, May 15
May 14, 2021 A-B Tech Community College will award nearly 1,000 degrees and diplomas to 2021 graduates during its Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 15. For the first time in the college’s 62-year history, the ceremony will be held online due to continued COVID-19 limitations on large events.
Gravitl Wins NC IDEA Micro Grant
May 7, 2021 GRAVITL, a recent A-B Tech Business Incubation participant, was awarded a $10,000 grant from NC IDEA through its MICRO grant cycle. GRAVITL is an IT company founded by Alex Feiszli.
Learn How to Apply for Funds for Restaurant Revitalization
April 21, 2021 Join the US Small Business Administration’s North Carolina District Office as they explain the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, Monday, April 26, at 2:00 p.m.
EMS Open House to Offer Glimpse into Paramedic Training
April 20, 2021 Virtually tour the high-tech Woodfin training facility and learn how to become a paramedic, where you will do something different every day, for every call during Open House on Thursday, April 22, with sessions at 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Circle of Success: The Entrepreneurial Mindset with Ice House
April 16, 2021 The Ice House Entrepreneurship Program is an experiential, problem-based program designed to teach the fundamental aspects of an entrepreneurial mindset and the limitless opportunities it can provide.
Therapeutic Culinary Certificate Prepares Students for Jobs in the Healthcare Culinary Field
April 15, 2021 A-B Tech’s Therapeutic Culinary certificate can be earned in three semesters and is designed to offer students an in-depth overview and training in specialized dietary needs through therapeutic cuisine.
Empathy or Complicity?: Southern Jews and Black Civil Rights
April 12, 2021 A-B Tech is collaborating with the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies and Carolina Public Humanities to provide a virtual public talk by Dr. Josh Parshall titled "Empathy or Complicity?: Southern Jews and Black Civil Rights,” from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21.
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Open at A-B Tech
January 27, 2021 A-B Tech Community College has new electric vehicle charging stations provided by a grant from the NC Clean Energy Technology Center at NC State through the 2020 Clean Fuel Advanced Technology project.
Transitional Studies At A-B Tech Named A Finalist In $750,000 U.S. Department Of Education Challenge
January 20, 2021 A-B Tech has been named a finalist in the Rethink Adult Ed Challenge, a national competition to advance pre-apprenticeships.
Classes Starting this Month to Train for Pratt & Whitney
January 4, 2021 A-B Tech’s Advanced Manufacturing Center will run two classes starting in January that can lead to a job at Pratt & Whitney’s turbine airfoil production facility, which is being built in Asheville and scheduled to open in early 2022.