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Dr. Pollard visited Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, toured A-B Tech's campus and enjoyed presentations from the Culinary Arts and Hospitality Department and Advanced Manufacturing Center.

AACC President and CEO DeRionne Pollard opens last week's AACC Presidents Academy Summer Institute in Asheville, North Carolina. (Photo: Daniel Gale)
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