CFCC Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Cape Fear Community College, the graduation rates was 34.46% (215 students out of 624 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 124 male and 91 female students graduated from the school last year by completing their jobs in the period.

The following table and chart describe the graduation rates (150% normal time) by gender at Cape Fear Community College. Last year, the graduation rate was 34.46%. where 215 students out of 624 candidate completed their degree.

172 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 215 students finished there program within 150% normal time.

The following table and chart show graduation rates by race/ethnicity. The numbers in parenthesis denotes number of completers over number of candidates for each category.

Non-resident alien student is not a US citizen and studies with student visa, such as F visa, in United States. At Cape Fear Community College, 1 of 4 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 25.00%.

The transfer-out rate is calculated by dividing students who have transferred out of other institution into total number of students (candidates) within 150% normal time. The transfer-out rate at Cape Fear Community College is 1.76% (11 out of 624 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Cape Fear Community College, the retention rate is 67% for full-time students and 56 % for part-time students.