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Cape Fear Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• CFCC's main campus is located in historic downtown Wilmington, North Carolina on the banks of the Cape Fear River. The College also has two Pender County campuses located in Burgaw and Hampstead, and a new North Campus located in northern New Hanover County. Day and evening classes are offered at all campuses.
• Every year, over 27,000 people take classes at Cape Fear Community College. Students can train for a new career in one of CFCC's technical programs or earn a two-year college transfer degree to continue their education at a four-year institution. CFCC also offers a wide variety of adult education and continuing education classes for lifelong learning.
• CFCC has 60 technical programs in a wide range of areas to give students hands-on training to get a job right after graduation. In CFCC's very popular college transfer program, students can earn the first two years of a bachelor's degree at a fraction of the cost of attending a four-year college or university. Better yet, when they successfully complete their two-year degree, CFCC graduates can transfer to any four-year college or university in North Carolina. CFCC also offers hundreds of continuing education courses as well.
• Free programs include basic skills, adult literacy, GED preparation, job skills preparation, adult high school and English as a second language. In the college's Center for Business, Industry and Government, low-cost classes are offered in computer training, construction, foreign languages, leadership and management. The B.I.G. Center even runs customized seminars and specialized for individual businesses.
• Cape Fear Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees. CFCC is one of the oldest and largest members of the North Carolina Community College System.
• Profile last updated: 12/09/2008.

In the News:

• State Sen. Boseman will not run for reelection (News 14 Carolina)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 03:01:25 am
  Sen. Julia Boseman announced Tuesday she will not seek reelection to the state Senate. Boseman represents the ninth district, including New Hanover County.
• What's Happening: November 20-22 (WWAY 3 Wilmington)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 08:41:08 pm
  Video What's Happening: November 20-22 Body Anticipating eating a lot of turkey on Thanksgiving? Well go ahead and make room for it by participating in the 2nd Annual Hampstead Kiwanis Park Turkey Trot. It begins at 9:00 a.m. A memorial ride Saturday benefits the family of former Sunny Point Provost Marshal, Major Dave Audo, who was killed in Iraq last month. All motorcycle riders are asked to ...
• High school athletes declare where they'll compete collegiately (WWAY 3 Wilmington)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 11:12:42 pm
  Video High school athletes declare where they'll play college ball Body A handful of high school athletes from the Cape Fear region made a big leap Thursday by signing their national letters of intent. As the quarterback of New Hanover High School, Jordan Betts is totally focused on football, but once the season ends Jordan Betts will turn his attention to baseball. Thursday afternoon Jordan ...
• Fort Hood officer: family not surprised at heroics (Jacksonville Daily News)
  posted on November 7, 2009 at 11:21:09 pm
  CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (AP) — The stepmother of the police officer who shot an Army psychiatrist suspected of the Ford Hood killing spree said Friday the woman’s heroics are not surprising.
• Fort Hood Officer: N.C. community not surprised at heroics (The Post and Courier)
  posted on November 7, 2009 at 07:00:24 am
  CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. -- The stepmother of the police officer who shot an Army psychiatrist suspected of the Ford Hood killing spree said Friday the woman's heroics are not surprising. Wanda Barbour told The Star-News of Wilmington she knew Sgt. Kimberly Munley was involved when she heard a female Fort Hood officer had shot and wounded Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, ending the bloodletting on the Texas ...

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