Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Student Population

How many students at ABTech?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College has a total enrollment of 6,510 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,564 male students (39.4%) and 3,946 female students (60.6%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 4,275 White students (65.7%) and 971 Hispanic students (14.9%).
• Class Delivery: 2,186 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,950 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Public Urban-serving Single Campus - which average 6,638 - ABTech's body is almost same.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,564 male (39.39%) and 3,946 female (60.61%) students are attending Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 64.98.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 4,275 White, 315 Black, and 123 Asian students out of a total of 6,510 are attending at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 53.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

Student Age Distribution

By age, ABTech has 2,744 students under 18 years old and 13 students over 65 years old. There are 4,745 students under 25 years old, and 1,765 students over 25 years old out of 6,510 total students.

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, 2,186 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,950 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,163 students who live in North Carolina or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 23 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 6,510 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 174 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.67%.37 students have transferred in as full-time status and 137 students transferred in as part-time status.