How Student Population Changes at CFCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 9,658 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 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	9,154	4,178	4,976
2013-14	9,246 92	4,291 113	4,955 -21
2014-15	9,062 -184	4,161 -130	4,901 -54
2015-16	8,851 -211	4,064 -97	4,787 -114
2016-17	8,692 -159	3,929 -135	4,763 -24
2017-18	8,317 -375	3,643 -286	4,674 -89
2018-19	8,378 61	3,595 -48	4,783 109
2019-20	8,629 251	3,660 65	4,969 186
2020-21	8,680 51	3,482 -178	5,198 229
2021-22	13,059 4,379	6,233 2,751	6,826 1,628
2022-23	14,170 1,111	7,016 783	7,154 328
Average	9,658	4,387	5,271

Student Population Changes of Cape Fear Community College

Cape Fear Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 68.47%. The percentage was 74.23% 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 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	82	100	1,410	407	0	6,795	0
2013-14	80	85	1,355	422	21	6,798	221
2014-15	84	89	1,358	525	17	6,553	280
2015-16	77	92	1,139	611	25	6,505	264
2016-17	65	100	1,028	671	15	6,408	281
2017-18	67	96	923	682	14	6,074	415
2018-19	60	104	947	772	20	5,987	241
2019-20	74	118	895	822	15	6,070	246
2020-21	78	138	896	878	21	6,083	247
2021-22	146	189	1,584	1,387	22	8,953	285
2022-23	166	179	1,676	1,537	23	9,702	280
Average	89	117	1,201	792	18	6,903	251

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes of Cape Fear Community College

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.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	9,062	897	2,700	5,465
2015-16	8,851	1,052	2,794	5,005
2016-17	8,692	1,048	2,760	4,884
2017-18	8,317	1,175	2,506	4,636
2018-19	8,378	1,177	2,617	4,584
2019-20	8,629	1,714	2,902	4,013
2020-21	8,680	8,583	57	40
2021-22	13,059	4,632	5,618	2,809
2022-23	14,170	4,133	3,416	6,621
Average	9,760	2,712	2,819	4,229

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes of Cape Fear Community College

Enrollment Trends at CFCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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