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Home / Foundation / Foundation NewsThe Cape Fear Community College Foundation recently received a $3,000 donation from the organizers of the Southport Wooden Boat Show to fund an annual scholarship for students in CFCC’s Wooden Boat Building program. The scholarship is funded from the proceeds of the group’s annual boat show, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2019. The show … Read More The Cape Fear Community College Foundation recently received $1,000 from the NC Sorosis Night Department for student scholarships. The gift came from the proceeds from a silent auction at the annual Wilmington Antique Show and Sale held January 17-19, 2020 at the Wilson Center, the show’s fiftieth anniversary. The NC Sorosis Night Department uses the … Read More Wilmington Woman’s Club (WWC) began awarding two $1,500.00 scholarships to Cape Fear Community College (CFCC) Nursing students in 1996 and one $500.00 scholarship to a CFCC Early Childhood Education student in 2004. They also awarded a one-time grant of $500.00 for materials and supplies utilized by the Early Childhood Education program. As of 2019, WWC … Read More CFCC’s 14th Annual Gift of Education event, held on May 16, 2019 at the Wilson Center, was uniquely moving and motivational. Over 430 guests came to hear the inspirational stories of CFCC Dental Hygiene student Kristen Wilkerson, CFCC College Transfer student James Jones, and CFCC graduate and Women’s Sea Devil Basketball National Semifinalist Champion Tracey … Read More The Cape Fear Community College Foundation recently awarded merit scholarships to eight local students who will begin their first year of college at CFCC this fall. The recipients demonstrated academic excellence and leadership in their high school careers. Academic performance, extracurricular activities, and community service were all considered in the selection process. The 2019 Merit … Read More Last year, thanks to your generous support, the Foundation raised over $1M and were able to award scholarships to 718 students across 65 different programs. Scholarships make a huge difference in a student’s life, giving them the ability to remain focused on their education. Today’s estimated cost to attend Cape Fear Community College is approximately … Read More Second-year students, Preston Lee and Jacob Aceret, were the highlight of the CFCC Foundation Donor Appreciation Event on Tuesday, February 26, 2019. Preston Lee (left) is in his final semester at CFCC studying marketing and received the Rising Tide Scholarship. Preston and his family experienced a house fire when he was only 12 years old … Read More Translate »
