by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 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 23 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general studies.
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A-B Tech landed the #1,427 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when A-B Tech held the #1,497 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
A-B Tech is also ranked #43 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.
At A-B Tech, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
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 26%. 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 60%, 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.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4,606 | $5,114 | $7,309 | $11,578 | $12,014 |
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 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 12.7%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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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/ |
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 2020-2021, 3,900 students took at least one online class at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. This is a decrease from the 4,085 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 3,900 | 2,016 |
| 2019-2020 | 4,085 | 1,612 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,963 | 1,220 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,915 | 1,180 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,866 | 1,114 |
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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