News Coverage
Built To Scale
November 20, 2023 Asheville, N.C. — According to the dark depths of a fantasy fandom wiki, dragons are “physically enormous,” with a wingspan averaging 115 to 138 feet and a mass of 16 tons. Though “some have been recorded at twice this.”
Ac Reynolds High Students Get Taste Of First Responder Careers During A-B Tech Visit
November 9, 2023 Woodfin, N.C. (WLOS) — Dozens of local high school students who are interested in law enforcement or emergency services careers got a firsthand look at some of the training for those jobs Thursday.
Answer Woman: How Many Students Study Education At Local Colleges, Drop In Enrollment?
October 30, 2023 Asheville, N.C. — A reader asks if local students are still studying education and if there's been a drop in enrollment in this focus area.
Bridge & Tunnel to Open First Brick and Mortar Coffee Shop at A-B Tech
October 30, 2023 Asheville, N.C. — The mobile yellow coffee truck that’s been on the move across Asheville will soon have its first brick-and-mortar coffee shop.
Noted Asheville Chef Ashley Capps Draws on Foundation and Community from A-B Tech as She Juggles Culinary Venture and Motherhood
October 13, 2023 On a recent September morning at a cozy market nestled in the River Arts District, chef Ashley Capps gives her baby girl a bottle while her husband, Chef Travis Shult,z brews a fresh pot of coffee.
The Rhapsodist Accepting Submissions For The 2024 Issue
September 5, 2023 Asheville, N.C. — A-B Tech’s student and faculty literature and art publication, The Rhapsodist, is accepting submissions for the 2024 issue.
A-B Tech Takes Two Golds in 2023 Best of Asheville Awards
September 21, 2023 Asheville, N.C. — A-B Tech was honored to receive two gold Best of Asheville Awards for 2023. A-B Tech was voted Best College/University and Best Vocational School.
Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast® 10th Anniversary (2013-2023)
September 21, 2023 When the Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast® at A-B Tech (CBI) opened its doors to students in the fall of 2013, its Brewing, Distillation, and Fermentation program was the first two-year, accredited degree of its type in the nation.
Sweet On Sour Presented by A-B Tech Community College
September 18, 2023 Frugality doesn’t always wind up being a contributing factor in the story of someone’s career. But in the case of Jen Currier—head of Wicked Weed Brewing’s mixed culture program, where she oversees the production of sour beer, cider, and wine—it helped her craft her own unique career path.
The Asheville, Western North Carolina Nurse Shortage Is Worsening. Here’s What’s Being Done To Change That.
July 28, 2023 Asheville, N.C. — The acute nursing shortage plaguing Asheville and Western North Carolina will reach “crisis” levels over the next decade, experts say, with one estimate projecting the region to be short nearly 2,000 nurses across eight healthcare sectors.