by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College was awarded 6 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general studies.
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College Factual ranked A-B Tech as #983 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when A-B Tech held the #1,427 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
A-B Tech is also ranked #26 out of 93 schools in North Carolina.
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As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, this ratio is 14 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is 28%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College this rate is 58%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,601 undergraduates at A-B Tech with 1,916 being full-time and 4,685 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of A-B Tech, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 11% of students took out student loans averaging $3,815 a year. That adds up to $15,260 over four years for those students.
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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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 261 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 57 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 54 | NA |
| Cosmetology | 51 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 48 | NA |
| Nursing | 46 | NA |
| Dental Support Services | 45 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 42 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 42 | NA |
| Culinary Arts | 38 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 3,908 students took at least one online class at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. This is an increase from the 3,900 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 3,908 | 2,016 |
| 2021-2022 | 3,900 | 2,016 |
| 2020-2021 | 4,085 | 1,612 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,915 | 1,180 |
Learn more about online learning at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.
Footnotes
*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.
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