by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Agricultural & Food Products Processing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Food Processing is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in food processing, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at A-B Tech paid an average of $268 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $76 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,432 | $8,576 |
| Fees | $200 | $200 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,000 | $2,000 |
Learn more about A-B Tech tuition and fees.
food processing who receive their associate degree from A-B Tech make an average of $32,925 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $0.
A-B Tech does not offer an online option for its food processing associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the A-B Tech Online Learning page.
About 25.0% of the students who received their AS in food processing in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 45.1%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in food processing at A-B Tech in 2019-2020, 16.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 22%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Food Processing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural & Food Products Processing | 12 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to food processing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | 15 |
*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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