Student Success
Sky’s the Limit for Human Services Student Jessica Borroel
June 7, 2024 For Jessica Borroel, 42, completing her GED® began as something to pass the time during a two-year prison term.
Chayse Sosa: HSE Graduate and Believer in Second Chances
June 5, 2024 When Chayce Sosa, 43, walked into the testing office at A-B Tech in February, she was expecting to score low on her GED® program placement test.
Project SEARCH Intern Lands Job at Biltmore Estate
May 30, 2024 When Sam Thompson, 20, started Project SEARCH last September, the shy intern had trouble expressing himself and was prone to mumbling. Now, nine months later, Thompson, who has autism, was brave enough to speak at his own graduation ceremony on May 28 in Ferguson Auditorium.
A-B Tech Team Wins 2024 American Culinary Federation Southeast Regionals
April 19, 2024 A-B Tech’s student culinary team won the American Culinary Federation’s (ACF) Southeast Regional competition in April for an unprecedented 15th time. The team is headed to the ACF National Competition in Phoenix in July.
For Ukrainian-born A-B Tech Student and Fashion Designer Nataliia Chorna, Embroidery Signifies Home
January 11, 2024 When leaving the Ukraine in June 2022 with her 10-year-old son, A-B Tech student Nataliia Chorna, 42, had to carefully choose what to pack. “We could only take one bag on the plane,” Chorna says, “Another would have cost $300.”
New SGA President Marianna Flores Hopes to Bring New Life to Campus
February 13, 2024 New Student Government Association President Marianna Flores, 19, knows firsthand the challenges that come with learning a new language and finding her place in the community. When she was just 14, her family moved from El Salvador to North Carolina.
SOARing to New Heights: SOAR Students Earn Continuing Ed Certificate
February 9, 2024 On February 1, an amazing group of students in A-B Tech’s Successful Occupational Achievement Readiness (SOAR) program completed their first Job Preparedness Skills (HRD) class called Working Smart.
Pilot Shortage Causes Sky-High Demand For Industry
April 18, 2023 Asheville, N.C. — The demand for airline pilots is rising, and so are flights.Federal regulations require commercial airline pilots to retire at the age of 65, meaning more than 13% of pilots must retire in the next five years.
Humans of Corner Kitchen: Jason Gray
November 28, 2022 Currently a student in A-B Tech’s Culinary program, Jason Gray is working towards his dream of becoming a chef!
For A Personal Trainer, Pandemic Closed One Door, Opened Another
November 21, 2022 Hendersonville, N.C. — During the summer of 2020, western North Carolina local Tim McBride found himself in a life-changing situation. His personal training business in Hendersonville struggled during the pandemic, and he had to make the difficult decision to close its doors.