unitid 197887 · Asheville, NC · public 2-year · city (small)
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 9,275
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
5,110
77th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
36%
undergrads on Pell grants
70th pctl among public 2-years
completion
40%
finish within 150% time
57th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$16,061
63rd pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$11,602
after aid, aided students
81st pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$36,048
after entry, Title IV students
30th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$15,528
94th pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $11,491 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k52%
- 30-48k23%
- 48-75k16%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $20,034
- First-generation students
- 39%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $2,882
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.3× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 292 | $33,556 | $12,397 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 78 | $62,627 | $19,411 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 73 | — | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 65 | $50,414 | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 58 | — | — |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. | 52 | $16,963 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 51 | — | $10,760 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 48 | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 42 | — | $14,375 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 38 | $50,727 | $21,000 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. | 36 | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 34 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Compare with peers
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.