Student Success
Construction Student Joe Cipollina Uses New Skills to Help Displaced Marshall Residents
April 9th 2025 Hurricane Helene left Asheville and surrounding areas ravaged, but it also provided A-B Tech construction students an opportunity to test new skills in the community.
A-B Tech Student Katie McMullen Recognized as One of USA Today’s Women of the Year
April 2nd 2025 At 5’5” and 110 pounds, Katie McMullen does not register as a powerful woman at first glance. But the 38-year-old A-B Tech student has recently been recognized by USA Today as one of 61 “Women of the Year” for her work running a disaster distribution center on her front lawn.
SGA Vice President Ross Fallon Built a Life Out of Legos
March 27th 2025 On A-B Tech’s main campus, many students know Ross Fallon’s broad smile. The dark-haired Vice President of the Student Government Association (SGA) is a regular at campus events and activities.
Kira Boone on Fashion, Family, and the Gifts of a Global Upbringing (Q&A)
March 18th 2025
First Biltmore Culinary Apprentice Graham Edwards Honored for Completing Program
March 14th 2025 Dressed in his signature white chef’s jacket, A-B Tech culinary student Graham Edwards, 20, met with fellow chefs and staff from A-B Tech and Biltmore on Thursday, March 13th to celebrate the completion of his year-long chef apprenticeship program.
The Dreams She Carried: Rosalyn Estevez Menendez Conquers the World
September 24th 2024 A-B Tech student Rosalyn Estevez Menendez,21, immigrated to the U.S. from Cuba two years ago with her family in search of a better life.
Coffee and Sweet Bread: El Salvadoran Mariana Flores Finds Pleasure in Everyday Ritual
September 19th 2024 When Student Government Association President Mariana Flores was 14 her family moved from El Salvador to North Carolina. During this time, she was bullied by other students for not speaking English.
SOAR Program's First Graduating Student Lands Manufacturing Internship
September 13th 2024 When Lowry “Crow” Flaschar first came to A-B Tech in August of 2023, the 19-year-old had just finished high school and wasn’t sure what to do next. The soft-spoken student enjoyed painting, reading, and computers, but struggled with interpersonal skills and hadn’t yet found her career path.
Connestee Falls scholarship awardee sets lofty goals
September 5th 2024 Published on the The Transylvania Times website on September 4, 2024
Wynkoop’s Big Win: BLET Graduate Lenny Wynkoop Aims to Impact Lives
June 21st 2024 For Lenny Wynkoop, 31, completing Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) and passing his state exam to become a police officer this spring represents more than just a career change. As a boy, he’d dreamed of being a cop and completed BLET training at A-B Tech ten years ago, but failed the exam.