Marine Sciences at Cape Fear Community College

If you are interested in studying marine sciences, you may want to check out the program at Cape Fear Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CFCC is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and approximately 8,680 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Marine Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

CFCC Marine Sciences Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Marine Sciences

CFCC Marine Sciences Rankings

Marine Sciences Student Demographics at CFCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the marine sciences majors at Cape Fear Community College.

CFCC Marine Sciences Associate’s Program

36% Women

5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of marine sciences associate's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in marine sciences only graduates about 33% men each year. The program at CFCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 30% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in marine sciences at CFCC are white. Around 91% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cape Fear Community College with a associate's in marine sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Marine Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in marine sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Cape Fear Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Professors	5,220	$70,590
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,790	$64,850
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Biological Scientists	1,070	$83,380
Physical Scientists	510	$96,450

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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