Cape Fear Community College Ranking Badges

CFCC earned 20 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 3 in the top 1%, 7 in the top 5%, 7 in the top 10% and 3 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 600 in Age Diversity (Southeast), a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 20 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 3 / 7
Highest placement: #1 of 600, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 4
Placements this edition: 141
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Cape Fear Community College Earned?

Cape Fear Community College holds 20 ranking badges across 4 fields of study, 10 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics rankings. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. This page reflects the 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	3
Top 5%	7
Top 10%	7
Top 15%	3
Total	20

What Is Cape Fear Community College Known For?

Cape Fear Community College is best known for Personal & Culinary Services: 5 of its 19 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Cosmetology, Building Management & Inspection and Legal Support Services.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Diversity	✓
Overall Diversity (Southeast)		✓
Overall Diversity (North Carolina)		✓
Male / Female Diversity			✓
Male / Female Diversity (Southeast)			✓
Male / Female Diversity (North Carolina)			✓
Age Diversity				✓
Age Diversity (Southeast)				✓
Age Diversity (North Carolina)				✓
Most Popular (North Carolina)		✓
Highest Paid Graduates (Southeast)		✓
Highest Paid Graduates (North Carolina)	✓

Construction Trades

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Building Management & Inspection
Most Popular		✓

Legal Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Legal Support Services
Most Popular	✓

Personal & Culinary Services

Ranking	Top 10%	Top 5%
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular		✓
Cosmetology
Top Ranked		✓
Best Value	✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓

How Does Cape Fear Community College Rank for Online Students?

In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Cape Fear Community College earned 1 badge across 1 online program in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #27 of 584 in Most Popular Online for Liberal Arts General Studies.

Liberal Arts & Humanities

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Liberal Arts General Studies
Most Popular Online			✓

How Does Cape Fear Community College Rank for Veterans?

Cape Fear Community College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,657 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 34%).

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Notes and References

The rankings above are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. Cape Fear Community College appears in 141 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.