News & Events

 Students who wanted to enroll at Cape Fear Community College this semester but missed the chance now have another opportunity starting later this month. CFCC will offer two special mini-sessions with over 100 additional full semester credit courses during the spring semester. The courses are compressed into a shorter time frame, but still cover the same material [...]

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Earlier tonight (Jan. 26) at a Cape Fear Community College Board of Trustees meeting, CFCC President Eric McKeithan announced that he will retire from the college as of July 1, 2012. In a letter to the board, Dr. McKeithan stated that “the time has arrived for CFCC to find its next president to lead this [...]

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The public is invited to join Cape Fear Community College to honor Wilmington’s railroad history and look ahead to the future at the ‘Union Station Topping Out’ ceremony next week. The event will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 12:00 noon at 201 Red Cross St. in downtown Wilmington. The ceremony will mark a major milestone in CFCC’s Union Station [...]

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If you catch the latest Mark Wahlberg film, Contraband, which opens nationwide on Friday, you might recognize a familiar face from Wilmington. CFCC instructor Jack Landry will appear in a small speaking role in the film. Landry, who teaches acting in CFCC’s Humanities and Fine Arts Department, auditioned for a role in the film last year and [...]

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Cape Fear Community College will offer a series of heritage arts courses to teach traditional crafting skills, as it name suggests, to allows artisans the opportunity to explore the heritage and tradition of their craft along with exploring new innovations. Students learn from the experienced instructors and gain hands-on experience in a wide range of mediums.  As [...]

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Hundreds of local children will have brighter holiday season thanks to scores of generous donors and Cape Fear Community College. Since 2005, the CFCC Foundation’s “Holiday Helpers” program has provided extra financial assistance for CFCC students with children in special need. This year, the program was able to help 139 student families and over 300 children with donations of $14,000 in gifts, food, clothing, everyday [...]

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More people are continuing to turn to Cape Fear Community College for education and job training. According to the most recent application figures from CFCC’s admissions office, student applications are up by 8% over this time last year. Over the past several years, enrollment at CFCC has grown dramatically - topping out at just over 9,600 students last fall compared to 7,470 in 2006. [...]

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Dozens of local area business leaders visited the Business, Industry and Government (BIG) Symposium at Cape Fear Community College on Tues., Dec. 13 at the McKeithan Center at CFCC’s North Campus. The purpose of the event was to educate business owners and managers about the customized services and educational programs that the college offers to [...]

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WILMINGTON – Hampstead resident Karmen Palmer recently received a $1,000 scholarship from Alliance Credit Union, which serves residents of New Hanover, Pender, and Brunswick counties. Palmer, a Cape Fear Community College business major focusing on project management, very much appreciated being selected as the credit union’s grant recipient. “By awarding me this scholarship, you have [...]

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Cape Fear Community College awarded ten merit scholarships to worthy New Hanover and Pender County high school seniors for the 2011-12 academic year. The recipients of the CFCC Merit Scholarship have demonstrated academic excellence and leadership throughout their high school career. To be selected for a Merit Scholarship, a student must be a current high [...]

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