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Cape Fear Community College academics

Wilmington, North Carolina · Public · 14,119 undergrads

Cape Fear Community College has 14,119 undergraduates. The most degrees go to Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.

The short answers

14,119
undergraduates.
38%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.

Who studies here

UndergraduatesIPEDS, fall 2023
14,119
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard
56%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
38%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
25.1 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$31,095

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

WhiteCollege Scorecard
68%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
12%
BlackCollege Scorecard
10%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
4.8%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
3.2%
AsianCollege Scorecard
1.3%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.9%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
0.4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.2%

Degrees awarded in a year

Associate degreesIPEDS, 2023
1,390
CertificatesIPEDS, 2023
251
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
75

How it works

School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Associate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mixed Associate Large
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Higher Access, Lower Earnings
Where these numbers come from

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers