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Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Asheville, NC · Public · 5,110 students · mostly certificate degrees
62nd-cheapest of 146 North Carolina colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$11,602
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$16,061
Graduation rate
40%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$36,048
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$15,528
Pell grant recipients
36%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
86 programsDental Assisting/Assistant · Associate's Degree20 grads/yr$68,337Clinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree78 grads/yr$67,599Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree38 grads/yr$57,384Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma65 grads/yr$54,737Computer and Information Sciences, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma34 grads/yr$51,862Computer and Information Sciences, General · Associate's Degree11 grads/yr$50,001Machine Tool Technology/Machinist · Associate's Degree5 grads/yr$48,371Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma73 grads/yr$47,118Machine Tool Technology/Machinist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma58 grads/yr$45,919Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Associate's Degree7 grads/yr$45,137Business Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree25 grads/yr$44,435Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant · Associate's Degree13 grads/yr$43,794Dental Assisting/Assistant · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma25 grads/yr$41,169Business Administration and Management, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma51 grads/yr$40,550Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma42 grads/yr$40,033Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Associate's Degree10 grads/yr$39,536General Studies · Associate's Degree292 grads/yr$39,097Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General · Associate's Degree31 grads/yr$38,846Radiologist Assistant · Associate's Degree27 grads/yr$36,887Clinical/Medical Social Work · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma30 grads/yr$34,671Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma18 grads/yr$33,669Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma52 grads/yr$24,940
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.