Virtual Career and College Promise Information Session
July 12, 2021
Are you a rising Junior or Senior from a private high school or homeschool and interested in learning more about our dual enrollment options? Would you like to earn college credits, tuition-free, while completing your high school graduation requirements? If so, please register for a virtual information session about our Career and College Promise Program … Read More CARES ACT Fund Report
July 8, 2021
Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting under CARES Act Sections 18004(a)(1) Institutional Portion, 18004(a)(2), and 18004(a)(3), if applicable Date of Report: 7/8/21 Covering Quarter Ending: 6/30/21 Total Amount of Funds Awarded: Section (a)(1) Institutional Portion: $17,847,564 Section (a)(2): $649,691 Section (a)(3): 1 To support any element of the cost of attendance (as defined under Section 472 … Read More Cape Fear Community College Launches Third-Shift Welding Courses
July 7, 2021
WILMINGTON, NC — Cape Fear Community College is excited to launch late-night welding courses and a welding apprenticeship program this August to help meet the growing demand for welders. “According to the American Welding Society, the welding industry will have a shortage of nearly 300,000 welders by 2024,” said CFCC Dean of Career and Technical … Read More Cape Fear Community College to Launch Drone Systems Certificate Program
June 30, 2021
WILMINGTON, NC — Cape Fear Community College is excited to launch a new Drone Systems certificate program in August. Students in the program will learn to build and repair their own unmanned aircraft. “Businesses and organizations worldwide are investing in and relying on unmanned aircraft systems to carry out day-to-day operations,” said CFCC Dean of … Read More CFCC Awarded Department of Labor Grant
June 24, 2021
Wilmington, NC – Cape Fear Community College has been awarded a nearly $4 million grant to provide educational services for area prisoners and those recently released from incarceration. The Pathway Home Project will serve approximately 400 participants as they transition from incarceration to productive citizenship. “We want to meet students wherever they are and help … Read More Weyerhaeusers Make Major Gift to Support Wilson Center Expansion
June 23, 2021
WILMINGTON, NC – Cape Fear Community College is thrilled to announce an exciting expansion to the Wilson Center. The development was announced at a special event held on Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021 from 6-7 p.m. The event, which was attended by local dignitaries, college officials, supporters of the Wilson Center, and local media, featured comments … Read More CFCC Firefighter Academy Graduate Finds Her Calling as a First Responder
June 17, 2021
Wilmington, NC – On June 3, 2021, twelve students graduated from CFCC’s Firefighter Academy. Among the graduates was Amanda Cobb, a public safety officer on Bald Head Island. Cobb grew up in Alaska where she attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks and graduated with a degree in art. “I really enjoyed art. It was fun … Read More CFCC’s Wilson Center Awarded $10,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
June 16, 2021
Wilmington, NC — The Wilson Center at Cape Fear Community College is pleased to announce that it has been awarded national support by the National Endowment for the Arts for $10,000. This project will support a production and community dance residency of the Invertigo Dance Theatre during the 2022-2023 season. The Wilson Center project is … Read More CFCC Information Technology Students Build Online Management System for CFCC Food Pantry
June 14, 2021
Wilmington, NC — CFCC’s Information Technology students spent the past year building a robust online management system to support the efforts of the CFCC Food Pantry, Ray’s Tray. In search of a simplified system that would streamline food-pantry order processing and inventory management, the CFCC Food Pantry team approached CFCC’s Information Technology Program Director Sohail … Read More CFCC Graduates Largest Electrical Lineworker Class to Date
June 10, 2021
WILMINGTON, NC — This week, Cape Fear Community College graduated its largest electrical lineworker class to date. Since its onset in June 2018, the program has graduated over 340 students. On Tuesday, June 8, another 47 students graduated—bringing the total graduation number to 388. CFCC’s 10-week Electrical Lineworker training program, recently recognized as the 2021 … Read More 