Cape Fear Community College offers 130 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 8 major programs - 2 Certificate and 6 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $2,748 for North Carolina residents and $8,892 for out-of-state students.

Total 4,381 students out of total 14,119 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 113 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Cape Fear Community College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameCape Fear Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address411 North Front Street, Wilmington, NC
Online Students4,381 Enrolled Online Exclusively
5,217 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$2,748
Out-of-State$8,892
Student to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)
Online Degree Programs
Total8 Programs
Certificate2 Programs
Associates6 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Cape Fear Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For North Carolina residents, the tuition & fees are $2,748 and $8,892 for non-North Carolina residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $76 for North Carolina residents and $268 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$2,748$2,748$2,748$2,748$2,748
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$8,892$8,892$8,892$8,892$8,892
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$76$76$76$76$76
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$268$268$268$268$268

Online Programs By Area of Study

Cape Fear Community College offers 130 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 8 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Certificates, 6 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs26NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs7456NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Language Interpretation and TranslationNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesONLY IN CLASSROOM 8 NOT OFFERED
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster ManagementONLY IN CLASSROOM 3 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business Administration and ManagementONLY IN CLASSROOM 23 NOT OFFERED
Accounting and FinanceONLY IN CLASSROOM 6 NOT OFFERED
Management Science2 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Cape Fear Community College, there are 14,119 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 9,598 students were attending classes through distance learning (4,381 students are enrolled exclusively and 5,217 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment14,119
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses4,381
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses5,217
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses4,521

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 4,381 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 4,228 North Carolina Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 150 students living in the U.S. States other than North Carolina, and 3 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses4,381
North Carolina Resident4,228
Other State In U.S.150
Outside of U.S.3
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses4,381
Degree/Certificate Seeking3,493
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking888

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