The student population at Cape Fear Community College is 14,170 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 4,924 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.02 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.

4,133 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 360.76% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 9,708 where 14,170 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.02 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in CFCC.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Cape Fear Community College since 2013.

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-149,2464,2914,955
2014-159,062
-184
4,161
-130
4,901
-54
2015-168,851
-211
4,064
-97
4,787
-114
2016-178,692
-159
3,929
-135
4,763
-24
2017-188,317
-375
3,643
-286
4,674
-89
2018-198,378
61
3,595
-48
4,783
109
2019-208,629
251
3,660
65
4,969
186
2020-218,680
51
3,482
-178
5,198
229
2021-2213,059
4,379
6,233
2,751
6,826
1,628
2022-2314,170
1,111
7,016
783
7,154
328
Average9,7084,4075,301
Cape Fear Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 68.47%. The percentage was 73.52% 10 years ago and CFCC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.26% of enrolled students is Asian and 11.83% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Cape Fear Community College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1480851,355422216,798221
2014-1584891,358525176,553280
2015-1677921,139611256,505264
2016-17651001,028671156,408281
2017-186796923682146,074415
2018-1960104947772205,987241
2019-2074118895822156,070246
2020-2178138896878216,083247
2021-221461891,5841,387228,953285
2022-231661791,6761,537239,702280
Average901191,180831196,913276
Cape Fear Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,133 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 29% of total students. The number of online students has increased 360.76% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Cape Fear Community College from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-159,0628972,7005,465
2015-168,8511,0522,7945,005
2016-178,6921,0482,7604,884
2017-188,3171,1752,5064,636
2018-198,3781,1772,6174,584
2019-208,6291,7142,9024,013
2020-218,6808,5835740
2021-2213,0594,6325,6182,809
2022-2314,1704,1333,4166,621
Average9,7602,7122,8194,229

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