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Gaston College is an open-door public community college, located in Gaston and Lincoln counties in North Carolina. Gaston College promotes student success and lifelong learning through high quality, affordable, and comprehensive educational programs and services responding to economic and workforce development needs.

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College improves lives and builds community through public higher education and workforce development. For more than 60 years, the College has empowered students and the community to navigate forward by providing accessible, affordable and high-quality learning opportunities that prepare individuals for success in today’s evolving workforce. Serving more than 25,000 learners each year across five campuses and online, Rowan-Cabarrus offers associate degrees, diplomas, certificates and continuing education programs in fields such as healthcare, business, technology, engineering and the arts. Guided by the mission to build sustainable futures through the power of learning, Rowan-Cabarrus partners with employers, educators and community leaders to drive economic growth, innovation and opportunity across Rowan and Cabarrus counties.

Founded in 1959 in the heart of Asheville, A-B Tech is the largest higher education institution in Western North Carolina, serving more than 23,000 students a year in Buncombe and Madison counties. One of 58 community colleges in the NC Community College System, A-B Tech offers more than 190 degrees, diplomas and certificates, as well as a wide range of workforce training and continuing education programs. A-B Tech includes the main Asheville campus, A-B Tech Enka (home of the A-B Tech Small Business Center and Business Incubation Program, Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast and N.C. BioNetwork), A-B Tech Madison, A-B Tech Woodfin, a future location at Biltmore Park West. Learn more at abtech.edu.