Press Releases
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.
A-B Tech Small Business Center Wins Award for Client Success Story
December 3, 2020 A business created by A-B Tech Small Business Center client CarolAnn Bauer received an annual award from the North Carolina Community College System Small Business Center Network.
A-B Tech Community College President John Gossett ‘02EDD Receives I.E. Ready Distinguished Leader Award
November 10, 2020 John Gossett ‘02EDD, president of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, says that throughout his career, he has sometimes felt like Forrest Gump -- always lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time and surrounded by extraordinary people.