The Manufacturing Institute has formally recognized the A-B Tech Engineering & Applied Technology division on their M-List (Manufacturing List).
The M-List recognizes high schools, community colleges, technical schools, and universities that are teaching manufacturing students to industry standards. There were only eight school approved in the state and A-B Tech was only school west of US 221 recognized. The other closest college is Cleveland CC in Shelby.
You can read the profile on the Manufacturing Institute website.