Today, I feel compelled to write about the wonderful place where I work, Cape Fear Community College. This is my third year here and quite honestly, it is by far, my favorite place of employment. The grounds at CFCC are beautiful, the students are fantastic, and the culture is what makes it truly special. That starts with our President, Mr. Jim Morton who exemplifies our vision: Building a future oriented, world class workforce and a community of lifelong-learners in partnership with regional businesses and agencies. Our students benefit from an excellent education, enhanced student life and a vast opportunity for employment and college transfer studies. Our faculty and staff are highly-qualified, diverse, and dedicated to quality education and service to the College and the community. I am proud to be a part of this amazing institution.

CFCC as a college provides great opportunities for the students through the programs they provide. However, I spend more time teaching myself the curriculum for most of my classes than actually learning from the professors. Some professors are dedicated to teaching, down to earth and fair minded and some are seemingly incompetent, have unrealistic expectations and dont take their job seriously. The college is friendly to veterans but only transferred 6 of the 26 college credits that I accrued on active duty.

Fantastic machining program. Id really like to go back and take the welding program!

I don’t even know where to begin with this place. First of all if you are considering going here you need to run in the opposite direction. I moved here from out of state and gave this institution 10,000 of my dollars just to be disrespected and ridiculed by the faculty and staff. My high school teachers were more competent and respectful than anyone here. The school is run down and smells like mildew other than the main building they use to advertise this place. I did not learn one single thing the entire time I was here and let it be known that I am now graduating to be a medical professional so I was not the problem. I thank God I married my military husband and was able to escape this awful awful school. Do not go here if it’s the last thing you do.

Love my class, the instructor is great. Convenient time too so I can work and go to school

They help a lot for the most part but you have to have time allotted for it. Everytime I go there with a need, I get told to go to another department but I eventually get done with what I came there for. Take all of the resources they have to offer because it is many and really helps. Just remember that patience is a virtue :)

Was great. I love how clean they keep it there. The cleaning crew really does a Great job.

The Wilson Center is an absolute gem for the community. Saw Uptown at the Cotton Club this evening. First live performance we have seen in over 14 months. Safe Covid protocols in place. Support the arts you all.

Its a good college and the art programs are awesome

Exceeded Expectation! superclean & sanitized for its patrons to enjoy..thanks to a group oforganized & dedicated volunteers..

Im a transfer student from two other community colleges in our state and this BY FAR my absolute favorite. The professors honestly go above and beyond to make sure each individual student succeeds. I have never had to wait longer than 7-10 minutes to meet with an advisor or counselor. Plus, the location is BEAUTIFUL. Enjoy a view of the Cape Fear River/Historic Downtown as you learn!! There is also a Port City Java on campus for a pick me up!

Great bookstore, friendly helpful staff

Good place to go with some friends. Near good stores, sometimes hard finding a parking spot but I recommend it.

So neat and clean . The personnel is generously courteous. I loved my enrollment experience.

Im hoping a bad review will get them to answer a question I have been trying to contact them for three weeks for. So far it looks like Im going to have to move again to get an education.

Wonderful school and great experience. Education Major, and it has one of the best teacher education programs. Even announced in the newspaper about how wonderful their teacher education program is. I LOVE IT!!

Clean. Friendly easy parking

Overall good experience. Camps are well thought out and degree areas vast and meet a variety of interests.

Its downtown in Wilmington and has 10 buildings that make up the campus.

One of the best community college forcontinue ed.

Wonderful campus, the environment brings joy to the students that attend this college. This campus sits on the cape fear river, and has many great views of the small city! The instructors are also very carrying, and enjoy teaching their students!

I loved my time at CFCC, earning my AA before transferring to a 4-year university. In fact I wish they offered bachelor and masters degrees because I feel it was such a great investment in my future. I think its amazing how involved the school is with the community and how they strive to encourage networking which is so important for success. As in anything in life attitude plays a major role. A positive outlook will take you farther than a negative one.

Its a school. Its awesome.

An excellent school for the price. The teaching staff is top notch, worthy of much larger schools. The downtown campus is in a very historic city. I highly reccomend it to everybody.

I recommend the iced red eye from port city java. This is a beautiful campus

This is a great school. I have read reviews on here that complain about staff, but I have not experienced any problems. The financial aid office is really fast and the veteran support is out of this world. I just finished an A.A.S in Electronics Engineering Technology and had a job lined up before I was even finished with the degree. I cant recommend this school and program enough. The instructors are extremely knowledgeable and have decades of experience in the field.

Ive been going here for two years and the counseling and office staff have been nothing but rude and completely unhelpful. If you call..beware. I wouldnt. The teachers are an exception. fabulous teachers and education but the help/office/counseling staff have been no help and RUDE! Cant wait to finish my degree and get out of there.

So I am in the collision and repair program. Everything has been going good until....we get informed that this college has decided to renovate smack in the middle of our semester and we wont have access to our classroom. Ok. So we were supposed to have access to the shop and bathrooms but they gave us these portajohns which invites homeless, there is asbestos removal going on which the college did NOT inform us. Someone else came and told us.Honestly whoevers is in charge of this stuff clearly does not care about us students.

The absolute worst in communication. Expect to reach out multiple times throughout the admissions process, with minimal attempts at returning communication. It speaks volumes when you have to speak with a department head each step of the way, just to get something done. Be mindful of your other opportunities within the New Hanover area.

I loved going here. Was able to get my AAS degree and transferred to UNCC after that. I have always believed that the 2 years I spent here were more valuable to me than at the University!! Most of what I use today with my job is from my Associates degree. Loved the whole campus.

Thank you to all of the staff members and teachers for teaching me I will forever be a Alumni class of ‘19 ! You made it possible for me to attend UNCW I’ll be moving on to another 3-4 years at UNCW to major in Education ! Thank you!

Best community college Ive been to. I wish I had never left. I had to leave for personal reasons. If I get a chance I WILL return.

Just picking up book

Staff went above and beyond to help when I visited the school today!!

So ive been trying to sign up all spring and their website simply isnt working. i cant get my Student ID, so since i cant get that i cant register or anything. ive tried calling but that gets me no where as im told everything will be in the email but the only email ive received is one telling me ive been accepted.i guess they dont want my money

Ive attended this college on both the downtown and Castle Hayne Campuses. I have not finished my degree yet, but I did receive my GED from CFCC. Ive taken a few psy, Med term, and English classes with great results. Having wonderful teachers really helps people understand what is being taught in front of them. I fully believe if I continue my education here that I would be very well educated in what I am going to school for. Always clean on both campuses, and friendly students and faculty.

Just graduated. Amazing school, amazing staff, everyone goes above and beyond to help you succeed.

Staff has been fine with me. Campus is awesome amd they are always ready to help. I cant complain about it.

CFCC has a wonderful faculty they want a person to learn and be the best possible person that you can be.

The one star is for the driving program. The rest of the college is nice.

Great place to learn. Also the learning lab is amazing.

Its okay. Affordable classes. Not much courses to take. Some Instructors are great. Beware of rude security guard. They seem to neglect the older building and leave till it collapse.

First I would like to say that I completely agree with the review posted by Daniel Detwiler. My experience has been parallel to his. Trying to get any information is like pulling teeth. Every single time that Ive called the registrars office, the person Ive spoken with has always been very rude, blunt, and extremely unhelpful. When I first registered, I could not get in contact with my adviser at all. I would call and leave messages and e-mails with very little to no response. I finally changed my program of study and my new adviser was extremely friendly and helpful right off the bat. If it wasnt for my second adviser, I dont think I would have graduated due to lack of communication and help. Long story short, youre only going to get help if youre lucky enough to find someone who is willing to give it to you.

Wonderful school with teachers that care about your future and students who want to genuinely learn.

Very nice

Rude and impatient. Thats the best summary of my phone call. Im attending Fayetteville Technical Community College in the fall. Im moving out to Wilmington within the next year and a half. All I wanted to know was if my credits would transfer with me or if I could even transfer to CFCC. The lady on the phone was so rude amd made me feel like a total idiot. Her condescending and rude attitude was not professional at all! I wont be attending this School anytime soon✌

Dental hygiene students clean teeth

If I could give them zero stars I would.. They are honestly the worst community college I have had to deal with. I have been trying to get financial aid at this college for 3 weeks and I emailed a financial advisor and he was not helpful period. All he said was did you submit FAFSA to us? MHM duh this is why I am contacting you. Then I finally get an email saying I can get a loan. I receive a phone call from Stacey saying my social is incorrect on the form. So I called her back and left a voicemail 2x to fix the problem because the community college has the incorrect social on file. Well 4 days later no phone call, no student loan, and all of my classes are dropped, filled, and waitlisted with 5 other students!!! THEY ARE NOT HELPFUL AND THEY DO NOT CARE TO DO THEIR JOBS! I CAN ONLY IMAGE HOW HORRIBLE THE PROFESSORS ARE GOING TO BE IF I CAN EVEN GET FINANCIAL AID TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION.... Mind you I already have an associates in science that I got from elgin community college in Illinois. A community college that actually cares for its students success and helping them achieve their goals. I will not recommend this college to anyone because I am seriously disappointed in them.

The instructor (Rn) for the cna-1 was amazing! Very kind, cared for us students. Professional & overall.Mrs. Barrow was by far the best instructor Ive personally had as Ive had other classes regarsing other medical backgrounds. I highly recommend her!Also Mrs. Liberty (Rn) who runs the nursing assistants is a very supportive, caring lady.If you any concerns, or questions she will indeed always take the time.to listen, andFeel at ease,My experie ce has impressed so much Im continuing my education here. Its an hour drive there and an hr back but its worth the drive!Great College

Glad Im not the only one complaining about staff. They hit me with unexpected fees from the bookstore, I tried returning the books (brand new, never used due to me dropping classes) they would not take the refund. I had to SELL them back for a lesser price and still ended up having to pay extra to get my butt into registration. I register, things go smoothly, my FA went through, I go to purchase books only to be told that I cannot buy books due to other people not having financial aid yet so I had to wait almost until class started to get my books. Even THAT was a struggle. I used to attend another college and we had price match for our books(the way Walmart works, find a cheaper price and theyll sell it to you for that price) well CFCC claims to offer the same program, I called and looked into it... they are false advertising. What happens is they give you these sites with the prices, they say that they cannot give us these lower prices due to the funding of scholarships this is bologna I wrote a letter to the head of the bookstore expressing my frustrations. I asked them why are they giving their business away? Youre listing other places with lower prices, wont match the prices and telling the students to shop elsewhere if they want to save a buck. Then for students like myself I ask if FA could bw used elsewhere, nope...not at all. This college is all about money and pretty much everyone has an attitude problem. I called the FA office to see about my FA situation... even she had an attitude. I asked about refunds and I was told that I shouldnt make a big deal out of it because it wasnt that much anyway. If my old school wasnt so far, Id return. I hate CFCC.

Rude, unhelpful, got withdrawn from a class without notice. Still have to pay balance for the class. Ready to leave this place.

Science teachers are the worst, faculty doesnt get back to you in a timely manner, if they do they give false information. Beautiful campus

Worst experience ever! The administrative staff has never been helpful in any regard and continues to disappoint several years after I have graduated. Ordering transcripts is a joke as the registrars office is literally shut down to all other matters during registration periods. Ordering online is not even possible at this time as they disable the features allowing you to submit payment. Overall, CFCC is nothing more than a degree-mill and money making enterprise. They could not care less about their students nor their alumni as their business practices reflect. If youre still not persuaded to save your time and money........ good luck!

Cape Fear Community College Continuing Education Courses are fantastic. Every course I have taken has been enlightening and fulfilled all my expectations. The website design series is particularly informative and upon completion of these courses give Tuesday and Thursday nights and currently taught by Michael Daniel, if you apply yourself, you will come away with a working knowledge of Photoshop and Dreamweaver as well as an intermediate understanding of HTML, XHTM and CSS. Great investment in your future!

I just called to see when I can sign up for summer classes and the lady on the phone was extremely rude and almost condescending, making me feel like Im an idiot for not checking my email. I dont know why she is working there, she has a terrible attitude and didnt even help me.

Truck driver training was great loved it had fun

Horrible. Horrible. Horrible. Horrible.

Best school around

Not much parking, but awesome for starting our students.

This school eats cheeks

Great school to grow at

Best school