The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 26.40% where the last year rate was 34%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 54.10% for full-time students and 43.00% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 26.40% where the current academic year rate is 34%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Cape Fear Community College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 22% | 22% | 21% |
| 2016-17 | 22% | 24% | 20% |
| 2017-18 | 25% | 27% | 24% |
| 2018-19 | 23% | 24% | 22% |
| 2019-20 | 24% | 23% | 24% |
| 2020-21 | 26% | 27% | 25% |
| 2021-22 | 26% | 28% | 24% |
| 2022-23 | 29% | 24% | 34% |
| 2023-24 | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| 2024-25 | 34% | 36% | 31% |
| Average | 26.40% | 26.80% | 25.80% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 24.70% where the current year rate is 1%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Cape Fear Community College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 29% |
| 2016-17 | 43% |
| 2017-18 | 31% |
| 2018-19 | 23% |
| 2019-20 | 0% |
| 2020-21 | 1% |
| 2021-22 | 65% |
| 2022-23 | 54% |
| 2023-24 | 0% |
| 2024-25 | 1% |
| Average | 24.70% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 54.10% for full-time students and 43.00% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at CFCC from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 71% | 60% |
| 2016-17 | 73% | 55% |
| 2017-18 | 64% | 51% |
| 2018-19 | 69% | 56% |
| 2019-20 | 55% | 42% |
| 2020-21 | 7% | 2% |
| 2021-22 | 57% | 46% |
| 2022-23 | 10% | 2% |
| 2023-24 | 68% | 60% |
| 2024-25 | 67% | 56% |
| Average | 54.10% | 43.00% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 14.30 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 13 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Cape Fear Community College since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 12:1 |
| 2016-17 | 12:1 |
| 2017-18 | 13:1 |
| 2018-19 | 14:1 |
| 2019-20 | 14:1 |
| 2020-21 | 14:1 |
| 2021-22 | 14:1 |
| 2022-23 | 24:1 |
| 2023-24 | 13:1 |
| 2024-25 | 13:1 |
| Average | 14.30:1 |
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