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CFCC Diesel and Heavy Equipment Students Receive Support and Tools to Help Start Careers

The Down East Chapter of the North Carolina Transportation Council recently awarded tools and scholarship money to six Cape Fear Community College students in the diesel and heavy equipment technology program. The tools and monetary donations to these six students were valued at $2,500. The “Tools for Tech” initiative supports students entering their chosen field  Read More

CFCC Begins 2020 with Enrollment Increase

WILMINGTON, NC – Cape Fear Community College began its Spring Semester today with a boost in enrollment. More than 8,000 students began classes today, as compared to 7,300 last year. “I’m rejuvenated from the holidays and excited to be back for the last semester,” said Bethany Fannin, CFCC student. “I graduate this semester; it’s my  Read More

Painting I Students Bring “We Are One” Mural to the International School at Gregory

Cape Fear Community College Painting I students completed a public art project at the International School at Gregory with the help of the school and the North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA). After participating in a workshop led by NCMA resident artist Peter Marin on the history of Mexican mural making, the students designed a  Read More

CFCC’s Shane Fernando Receives International NAPAMA Award

WILMINGTON, NC – Cape Fear Community College is pleased to announce that Shane Fernando, Executive and Artistic Director of the Wilson Center, has been named Presenter of the Year in North America by North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents (NAPAMA). Founded in 1979, NAPAMA is a not-for-profit service organization dedicated to promoting the professionalism  Read More

Annual Faculty Art Show at the CFCC Wilma W. Daniels Gallery

Wilmington, NC — Cape Fear Community College’s Wilma W. Daniels Gallery is pleased to present the annual Faculty Art Show on display from October 14 through November 13, 2019. The exhibition highlights the talent of CFCC’s visual arts faculty in areas of painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, photography, and graphic design. Participating CFCC faculty members  Read More

78-Year-Old Woman Graduates CFCC Early Childhood Education Program

“It is never too late, at any age, to complete your education or improve yourself through education,” said Louise Boney, 78. This is the inspiration Louise hopes to give her 11 grandchildren as she receives her Associate in Applied Science degree in Early Childhood Education from Cape Fear Community College this spring. After high school,  Read More

From Difficult Diagnoses to Landing Her Dream Job

After earning her Associate in General Education from Cape Fear in 2016, Victoria Morrison was diagnosed with epilepsy, a central nervous system disorder, and Hashimoto’s Hypothyroidism — a disease that causes the immune system to attack the thyroid cells. Academic achievement was the one thing Victoria knew would help her. To her, the excitement that  Read More

CFCC Associate Degree Nursing Program Ranked #1 in North Carolina

The Cape Fear Community College Associate Degree Nursing program has been ranked number one in the 2019 Best RN Programs in North Carolina. In a recent study conducted by RegisteredNursing.org , the CFCC ADN program ranked first among 30 other RN programs in the state. Programs reviewed include schools that offer an Associate in Nursing  Read More

The Power of Perseverance

33-year-old Marine Corp veteran and hairdresser of five years wanted a career change. Brittany Stein knew she wanted to return to school to become a nurse but the road to a successful career change came paired with a few difficult detours. Stein first applied to the practical nursing program in 2013 and fell short of  Read More

17-Year-Old Triplets Graduate CFCC

Triplets Hannah, Sam, and Molly Brohaugh, age 17, graduated from Cape Fear Community College this past Friday in the college transfer ceremony. The triplets took advantage of the Career and College Promise Program (CCP) as homeschoolers, which allowed them to enroll — full-time — in college courses as high school students set to earn their  Read More
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