Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

Asheville, NC · Public · www.abtech.edu/ ↗

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is a public college in Asheville, North Carolina, located in a small city. It enrolls 5,110 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards certificates. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Criminal Justice and Corrections; Computer and Information Sciences, General; and Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
5,110
Similar schools: 878
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$8,652
Similar schools: $8,761
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$41,307
Similar schools: $42,807
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$16,081
Similar schools: $9,750

What the data shows about Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

Comparisons below use the medians for the 662 public schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $8,652 a year, about the same as the $8,761 median for similar schools. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $41,307, about the same as the $42,807 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $16,081 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,750).