Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Trade Programs

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is a public institution situated in Asheville, North Carolina. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College?

Contact details for A-B Tech are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	340 Victoria Rd, Asheville, NC 28801-4897
Phone:	828-254-1921
Website:	www.abtech.edu

Can I Afford A-B Tech?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time A-B Tech students paid $76 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $268 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$2,432	$8,576
Fees	$400	$400
Books and Supplies	$2,000	$2,000

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At A-B Tech, approximately 6% of students took out student loans averaging $5,730 a year. That adds up to $22,920 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at A-B Tech is 5.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,270 undergraduate students at A-B Tech, with 1,636 being full-time and 4,634 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,636 full-time undergraduates at A-B Tech, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	32
Black or African American	86
Hispanic or Latino	222
White	1,187
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	108

Over 13 countries are represented at A-B Tech. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Brazil, Switzerland, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

In 2020-2021, 3,900 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at A-B Tech has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of A-B Tech

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College was 15.2%. This is the #1,054 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at A-B Tech regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.