Cape Fear Community College
Cape Fear Community College (CFCC) is a public community college in Wilmington, North Carolina. It enrolls nearly 23,000 students each year. The service area of Cape Fear Community College includes New Hanover and Pender counties with a main campus located in downtown Wilmington and satellite campuses in Castle Hayne, Burgaw, and Surf City.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $9,900
- Undergraduate enrollment: 26,685
- Graduation rate (150%): 34%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 42%
- Student to faculty ratio: 13:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $38,654
- Median earnings (8 years): $34,391
- Median earnings (6 years): $32,234
- Control: Public
- Locale: City, midsize
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Wilmington, NC
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Cape Fear Community College include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Nursing, Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (747 associate)
- Nursing (100 associate)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other (85 associate)
- Aesthetician (70 bachelor's)
- Welding Technology (50 bachelor's)
- Criminal Justice (46 bachelor's)
- Cosmetology (73 bachelor's)
- Medical Office Management (50 bachelor's)
- Business Administration and Management (49 associate)
- Legal Assistant (37 bachelor's)
Degree mix: Business 20%, Engineering 2%, Computer Science 12%, Health 66%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Cape Fear Community College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $7,221 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $7,221
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $11,035
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $10,335
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $14,030
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $14,507
- In-state tuition and fees: $2,748
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $8,892
- Books and supplies: $1,600
- Off-campus room and board: $7,594
- Off-campus with family: $6,064
- Typical cost of attendance: $14,740
- Sticker vs net gap: 33%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 18%
- Federal loan recipients: 4%
- Average institutional grant: $2,185
- Average federal loan: $6,033
- Median debt at graduation: $9,500
Admissions
Cape Fear Community College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 26,685
- Women: 50%
- Part-time undergraduates: 68%
- Age 25 and older: 41%
- Graduation rate: 34%
- Come back after freshman year: 67%
- First-generation: 38%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 32%
- Student to faculty: 13:1
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Cape Fear Community College acceptance rate? Cape Fear Community College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Cape Fear Community College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $7,221 a year after aid. Average net price is $9,900.
What majors does Cape Fear Community College offer? Popular programs include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Nursing, Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other, Aesthetician, Welding Technology.
What is the average salary after Cape Fear Community College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $38,654 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Cape Fear Community College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 42% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 34%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Cape Fear Community College official site: https://www.cfcc.edu.