Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 5,120, which is 54.33 % of all undergraduate students. 1,242 students which is 13.78% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,925.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 60.56% of students received grants or scholarships and 20% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table shows the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Cape Fear Community College since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 5,120, which is 54.33 % of all undergraduate students. 1,242 students which is 13.78% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,925.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-145,490 (59%)$5,4174,794 (52%)$3,1482,028 (22%)$4,577
2014-155,028 (56%)$5,5933,926 (43%)$3,6311,931 (21%)$5,336
2015-165,066 (57%)$4,9954,060 (46%)$3,3171,575 (18%)$5,746
2016-174,633 (53%)$4,7813,658 (42%)$5,1311,316 (15%)$8,599
2017-183,850 (46%)$3,5653,073 (37%)$3,7871,241 (15%)$5,185
2018-193,917 (47%)$3,5452,761 (33%)$3,889950 (11%)$5,550
2019-204,268 (49%)$2,5142,650 (31%)$2,191677 (8%)$3,060
2020-214,169 (48%)$4,1512,762 (32%)$3,997763 (9%)$5,500
2021-229,661 (74%)$2,3052,580 (20%)$5,907695 (5%)$9,773
Average5,120 (54.33%)$4,0963,363 (37.33%)$3,8891,242 (13.78%)$5,925
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

For the last 10 years, on average, 571 (60.56 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,591. It can cover 62.87% of tuition & fees ($8,892) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 192 (19.56 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,866).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-14741 (68%)$4,395518 (48%)$2,990
2014-15690 (67%)$4,239272 (26%)$5,748
2015-16666 (64%)$4,200228 (22%)$5,771
2016-17665 (63%)$4,475210 (20%)$5,131
2017-18589 (65%)$4,335163 (18%)$5,289
2018-19531 (58%)$4,924107 (12%)$5,692
2019-20470 (52%)$5,133107 (12%)$6,037
2020-21450 (55%)$7,14959 (7%)$6,423
2021-22340 (53%)$11,46768 (11%)$9,710
Average571 (60.56%)$5,591192 (19.56%)$5,866
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 450 (47.67 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,207.

In addition, 176 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (19.33 % of students).

Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14600 (55%)$4,82420 (2%)$784242 (22%)$1,03499 (9%)$975
2014-15542 (52%)$4,77014 (1%)$357183 (18%)$1,30061 (6%)$1,583
2015-16534 (51%)$4,8127 (1%)$371144 (14%)$1,09048 (5%)$1,413
2016-17497 (47%)$5,01012 (1%)$386197 (19%)$1,711106 (10%)$1,358
2017-18451 (50%)$4,61124 (3%)$400181 (20%)$2,03975 (8%)$1,270
2018-19399 (44%)$5,25933 (4%)$206180 (20%)$2,22487 (10%)$1,258
2019-20376 (41%)$5,37852 (6%)$212131 (14%)$2,20563 (7%)$1,437
2020-21376 (46%)$7,180325 (39%)$84692 (11%)$2,02048 (6%)$1,179
2021-22273 (43%)$5,015253 (40%)$6,906230 (36%)$3,09719 (3%)$3,679
Average450 (47.67%)$5,20782 (10.78%)$1,163176 (19.33%)$1,85867 (7.11%)$1,572
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 10 years, on average, 192 (19.56 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $192.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14518 (48%)$2,990513 (47%)$2,9495 (0%)$7,240
2014-15272 (26%)$5,748266 (26%)$5,7256 (1%)$6,750
2015-16228 (22%)$5,771222 (21%)$5,5768 (1%)$9,721
2016-17210 (20%)$5,131198 (19%)$5,03012 (1%)$6,789
2017-18163 (18%)$5,289154 (17%)$5,2259 (1%)$6,380
2018-19107 (12%)$5,69298 (11%)$5,3179 (1%)$9,773
2019-20107 (12%)$6,037104 (11%)$5,3858 (1%)$10,744
2020-2159 (7%)$6,42358 (7%)$6,4851 (0%)$2,800
2021-2268 (11%)$9,71062 (10%)$9,0736 (1%)$16,283
Average192 (19.56%)$5,866186 (18.78%)$5,6417 (1.00%)$8,498

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