Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares ABTech's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in North Carolina.
ABTech has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 2,191 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in North Carolina average (3,770 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College6,5106,510
Similarly Ranked Schools2,1912,191
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges5,7965,801
2-4 Years Colleges3,0353,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in North Carolina3,7703,770
The below chart compares the student population between Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,564 male and 3,946 female students attending ABTech. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.65 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at ABTech.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at ABTech
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total6,5101,1765,334
Men2,5645182,046
Women3,9466583,288

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 4,275 White students (65.67%) and 971 Hispanic students (14.92%) at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native29920
Asian1234776
Black or African American31596219
Hispanic971333638
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander14410
White4,2751,7322,543
Two or More Races15548107
Race/Ethnicity Unknown604282322
Total 6,5102,5643,946

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 4,745 students whose age under twenty five and 1,178 students whose age is over thirty years old at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.
Especially, 2,744 students are younger than eighteen and 13 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.
Population by Student Age at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
TotalMenWomen
Total6,510 2,5643,946
Under 182,744 1,1751,569
18-19928 367561
20-21549 216333
22-24524 172352
25-29587 216371
30-34437 162275
35-39294 97197
40-49297 97200
50-64137 5780
65 and over13 58
Total 6,510 2,5643,946

Online Student Population

At Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, 4,136 students (63.53% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,186 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 2,163 students live in North Carolina where Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is located in and 23 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total6,510
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes2,186
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,950
Not Enrolled in Online Classes2,374
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)2,186
North Carolina Residents2,163
Other State in U.S.23
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown0