ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Asheville–Buncombe Technical Community College began offering programs in the 1959-60 academic year from two offices in Asheville City Hall, according to the school’s website. Some 60 years later, the college has expanded to five locations and 32 buildings in Buncombe and Madison counties.
By April 1961, A-B Tech housed in two buildings –– named A and B — on Victoria Road.
On July 1, 1963, the college was converted from an Industrial Education Center to a Technical Institute.
“Overnight, the College was moved from Asheville City Schools and given its own nine-member board of trustees,” the school’s website said.
A-B Tech is now the largest higher education institution in Western North Carolina, serving more than 23,000 students a year in Buncombe and Madison counties, offering more than 120 degrees, diplomas and certificates, as well as a wide range of workforce training and continuing education programs, the website said.
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