Food Processing at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

Every food processing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the food processing program at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

A-B Tech is located in Asheville, North Carolina and approximately 6,601 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Food Processing section at the bottom of this page.

A-B Tech Food Processing Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Food Processing (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Food Processing (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Food Processing

A-B Tech Food Processing Rankings

Food Processing Student Demographics at A-B Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the food processing majors at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.

A-B Tech Food Processing Associate’s Program

13% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of food processing associate's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in food processing at A-B Tech are white. Around 88% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College with a associate's in food processing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Food Processing

Food Processing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agricultural & Food Products Processing	1

Careers That Food Processing Grads May Go Into

A degree in food processing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Agricultural Sciences Professors	760	$50,720
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	620	$60,510
Agricultural Inspectors	410	$43,530

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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