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Cape Fear Community College was awarded 93 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is medical/clinical assistant.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, CFCC is ranked #1,514 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
CFCC is also ranked #50 out of 93 schools in North Carolina.
If you are worried about getting into Cape Fear Community College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, Cape Fear Community College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Cape Fear Community College is 30%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Cape Fear Community College this rate is 57%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 8,680 undergraduates at CFCC with 3,054 being full-time and 5,626 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,975 | $9,297 | $9,396 | $12,611 | $15,509 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of CFCC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At CFCC, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $6,423 a year. That adds up to $25,692 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at CFCC is 14.2%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for CFCC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 411 North Front Street, Wilmington, NC 28401-3910 |
| Phone: | 910-362-7000 |
| Website: | www.cfcc.edu/ |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 10,250 students took at least one online class at Cape Fear Community College. This is an increase from the 8,640 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 10,250 | 4,632 |
| 2019-2020 | 8,640 | 8,583 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,616 | 1,714 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,794 | 1,177 |
| 2016-2017 | 3,681 | 1,175 |
Learn more about online learning at Cape Fear Community College.
Footnotes
*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.
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