Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares CFCC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in North Carolina.
CFCC has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 8,560 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in North Carolina average (3,770 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Cape Fear Community College14,08214,082
Similarly Ranked Schools8,5608,560
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges5,7965,801
2-4 Years Colleges3,0353,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in North Carolina3,7703,770
The below chart compares the student population between Cape Fear Community College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 6,676 male and 7,406 female students attending CFCC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.90 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at CFCC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at CFCC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total14,0823,59910,483
Men6,6761,7514,925
Women7,4061,8485,558

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 9,133 White students (64.86%) and 1,792 Hispanic students (12.73%) at Cape Fear Community College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Cape Fear Community College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Cape Fear Community College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1255768
Asian19285107
Black or African American1,589698891
Hispanic1,7927561,036
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander451629
White9,1334,5184,615
Two or More Races383156227
Race/Ethnicity Unknown785379406
Total 14,0826,6767,406

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 8,379 students whose age under twenty five and 3,509 students whose age is over thirty years old at Cape Fear Community College.
Especially, 2,431 students are younger than eighteen and 188 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Cape Fear Community College.
Population by Student Age at Cape Fear Community College
TotalMenWomen
Total14,082 6,6767,406
Under 182,431 1,0401,391
18-192,581 1,1481,433
20-211,886 8811,005
22-241,481 618863
25-291,452 675777
30-34991 508483
35-39716 359357
40-49865 494371
50-64749 427322
65 and over188 10484
unknown742 422320
Total 14,082 6,6767,406

Online Student Population

At Cape Fear Community College, 7,898 students (56.09% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 4,436 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 4,243 students live in North Carolina where Cape Fear Community College is located in and 169 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total14,082
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes4,436
Enrolled Some in Online Classes3,462
Not Enrolled in Online Classes6,184
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)4,436
North Carolina Residents4,243
Other State in U.S.169
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown24