Introduction and Overview: Cape Fear Community College is located in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. It is a large community college that provides students with a variety of educational opportunities, including academic transfer courses, vocational and technical training, and adult education. The college has about 23,000 students, including 12,172 students studying degree courses and 13,818 students participating in continuing education.

History and Founding Time: The college was founded in 1958 as the Wilmington Industrial Education Center, mainly providing courses for high school students and adults. In 1963, it was renamed Cape Fear Technical College. In 1988, it was officially renamed Cape Fear Community College, and a new campus was opened in 2002.

School Strength

Rich Courses: 62 degree and certificate courses in different fields are offered, and students can obtain degrees such as Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, and Associate of Applied Science.

Diverse Teaching Modes: Flexible course arrangements, daytime, evening and weekend courses, and teaching methods include online, hybrid and traditional classroom teaching.

Small class teaching: The average class size is 17 people, and students can get more attention and guidance from teachers.

Extensive cooperation: We have established good cooperative relations with local enterprises, institutions and four-year universities to provide students with internship, employment and transfer opportunities.

Nature of the institution: Public community college.

Educational philosophy: Committed to providing high-quality, dynamic and innovative education, culture, training and workforce development opportunities, serving individuals, enterprises and industries in New Hanover County and Pender County, and promoting students' lifelong success.

Key laboratories and disciplines: The college has not clearly announced key laboratories, but has developed well in some professional fields, such as health sciences, marine technology, engineering technology and other disciplines.

Department settings: Including the College of Humanities and the College of Technology and Vocational. The College of Humanities has the Department of Mathematics, the Department of Social Sciences, the Department of Behavioral Sciences, etc.; the College of Technology and Vocational has the Department of Health Sciences, the Department of Marine Technology, the Department of Engineering Technology, etc.

Ranking: Ranked 50th among community colleges in North Carolina and 1606th among colleges in the United States.

Cost: In the 2020-2021 school year, tuition and fees for in-state students are $2,748 and for out-of-state students are $8,892. Books and supplies cost about $1,600.

Campus environment: There are three campuses, namely Wilmington Campus, North Campus and Burgau Center. The campus is located in an urban environment with convenient transportation and complete surrounding facilities.