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Founded in 1959 in the heart of Asheville, A-B Tech is the largest higher education institution in Western North Carolina, serving more than 23,000 students a year in Buncombe and Madison counties. 

One of 58 community colleges in the NC Community College System, A-B Tech offers more than 190 degrees, diplomas and certificates, as well as a wide range of workforce training and continuing education programs. 

A-B Tech includes the main Asheville campus, A-B Tech Enka (home of the A-B Tech Small Business Center and Business Incubation Program, Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast and N.C. BioNetwork), A-B Tech Madison, A-B Tech Woodfin, a future location at Biltmore Park West. Learn more at abtech.edu.

Asheville, North Carolina, United States

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