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Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

Asheville, North Carolina Public 2-year Small city

Overview

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is a public two-year institution in Asheville, North Carolina. Its campus is in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 6,510 students. It is part of North Carolina Community College System.

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 58 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Information Technology, and Electrician. It awarded 1,918 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 5 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 59% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
6,510
Students enrolled
59%
First-year retention
1,918
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
58
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 58

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Health Professions 17
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Business, Management and Marketing 4
Construction Trades 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 6
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Engineering Technologies 7
Precision Production 3
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 3
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Education 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Engineering 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
59%
First-year retention, part-time students
47%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
743
Certificates under 1 year
1,022
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
153

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
6,510
Undergraduates, fall 2024
6,510
Full-time, fall 2024
18%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
8,838
Full-time, 2024-25
15%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
60%
Men
40%
White
66%
Hispanic or Latino
14%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
9%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
5
Programs with a fully online option
6
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
35%
Students taking some online courses
39%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
North Carolina Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
President
John Gossett
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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