Press Releases
15th Annual Gnilka Memorial Plant Sale
April 25, 2022 The 15th annual Gnilka Memorial Plant sale will be from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Friday, April 29, on the front lawn of the Sycamore Building.
Fine Arts Student Show Returns to Campus May 6
April 21, 2022 Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College’s Student Art Show returns to the Mission Health/A-B Tech Conference Center Gallery for 2022. An artists’ reception for the students in the curriculum Fine Arts program will be from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, May 6.
Our Stories Matter with Patricia Serrano and David Seth Miller at A-B Tech
April 13, 2022 A-B Tech student and Argentine journalist Patricia Serrano will be presenting “Our Stories Matter: The Power of Podcasting for the Global Community” at A-B Tech at 12:30 p.m. on April 14 in Ferguson Auditorium on the Asheville campus.
A-B Tech Limited Programs Open for Fall 2022 Admission
April 7, 2022 A-B Tech Community College has opened Limited Admission enrollment for several in-demand degree programs for the Fall 2022 semester. The programs begin in August but are open for early admission because they have limited capacity due to clinical site, resources, and/or lab space availability.
A-B Tech Community College Produces $405.8 Million Annual Economic Impact in WNC
April 7, 2022 A new, in-depth economic impact analysis conducted in FY2019-20 found that A-B Tech Community College had a $405.8 million annual impact on the regional economy, supporting more than 7402 jobs, or one out of every 41 jobs, in the Western Gateway region.
Max Queen, A-B Tech Trustee and Former VP of Administrative Services, Succumbs to Cancer
April 1, 2022 A-B Tech lost one of our own this week when Max Queen – an A-B Tech Trustee, retiree, graduate, and longtime friend of the college – passed away at his home on Tuesday, March 29, after battling pancreatic cancer.
Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast’s Consuming the Craft Podcast Season 3 Drops, New Season Offers Weekly Craft Beverage Content
March 17, 2022 The third season of the award-winning Consuming the Craft Podcast has launched with new weekly podcasts and shorter segments called “Booze Bits”.
A-B Tech Announces New Truck Driver Training Program, Trucking Industry Needs 80,000 New Drivers
March 2, 2022 A-B Tech Community College announced that it will launch a new Truck Driver Training program that begins offering classes this month.
2022 NISOD Excellence Award Recipients
February 9, 2022 A-B Tech is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 NISOD Excellence Awards. NISOD is a membership organization committed to promoting and celebrating excellence in teaching, learning, and leadership at community and technical colleges.
A-B Tech Scholarships for 2022-2023
January 10, 2022 A-B Tech Foundation Scholarships will be available for the 2022-2023 academic year on January 10, 2022. The application deadline is April 1. Scholarships are awarded in June.