Unveiling the Features of the CFCC Student Portal

Cape Fear Community College (CFCC) provides students with a comprehensive online portal designed to streamline their academic journey. This article explores the various features and functionalities of the CFCC student portal, offering insights into how students can leverage this tool to manage their academic careers effectively. MyCFCC is Cape Fear Community College's official student portal and central access point for all key services.

Centralized Access and Key Services

MyCFCC serves as the college's official student portal and a central access point for all key services. Designed for iPad, the platform provides students with a wide array of tools and resources, accessible in one convenient location.

Self-Service Student Planning

The platform students use to register for classes, view grades, manage financial aid, and pay tuition via the Self-Service Student Planning link.

Key Features and Functionalities

The CFCC student portal boasts a range of features designed to support students throughout their academic careers.

Academic Planning and Registration

The portal's Self-Service Student Planning link is a crucial tool for students. Through this, students can register for classes, ensuring they enroll in the courses necessary for their program.

Financial Management

Managing finances is a critical aspect of college life. The CFCC student portal allows students to manage financial aid, providing a centralized location to view and manage their awards. Students can also pay tuition via the Self-Service Student Planning link.

Academic Records and Progress Tracking

Students can view grades through the portal, staying informed about their academic performance in each course. The Program Evaluation, accessible through the "Self Service" app and then "Student Planning," tracks a student’s progress towards graduation based on the student’s catalog of record. The Program Evaluation allows students, advisors, and counselors to follow progress towards completion of a degree, diploma or certificate. Students can also use the system for “what if” scenarios when considering changing majors. This feature will reconfigure the courses a student has already taken and apply them to the “what-if” program requirements.

Access to Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus

Students have the free benefit of Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus, which includes Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access and OneDrive in the Microsoft cloud. The tools are available for up to five devices per account, which means you can access from a personal computer, tablet, and/or cell phone on any browser.

Inclusive Access Program

CFCC offers an Inclusive Access program to reduce student course materials costs. This program provides access to digital course content, including interactive courseware platforms and e-books, often at a reduced price compared to traditional print materials.

How Inclusive Access Works

Once you register for your courses, the bookstore will get everything ready for your Inclusive Access courses! At the point of registration, your course will be marked as ‘Access’. Faculty will continue to adopt content by contacting the bookstore. Required materials are supplied at the beginning of each term. Required materials are accessible on, or before, the first day of class. The access charge will be billed directly to your student account after the opt-out deadline or add in other billing method.

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Benefits and Costs of Inclusive Access

Students can save 30-50% on required course materials through this program. The price varies depending upon the content chosen by the instructor. Inclusive Access prices are lower than the cost of purchasing access direct from the publisher, and an average of 30-50% below the cost of a new material.

Opting-Out of Inclusive Access

All students are automatically enrolled in Inclusive Access. However, you may opt-out of the program during specified opt-out periods (the opt-out deadline) at the start of each term and you are then responsible for finding and purchasing their required course materials independently. Students may opt-out of the program until the 75% refund date.

If you opted-out by mistake or changed your mind, you can opt-in by contacting the bookstore and choosing “Opt-In”.

Registrar's Office Resources

Need assistance with transcripts, enrollment verification, address or name changes, withdrawals, and questions regarding filing your intent to graduate or graduation requirements? CFCC’s Registrar’s Office is here to help.

Key Resources Provided by the Registrar's Office:

Academic Calendar: Provides important dates and deadlines throughout the academic year.
Academic Standards: Outlines the college's academic policies and expectations.
Academic Forgiveness: Details the process for students to request academic forgiveness.
Catalog and Student Handbook: A comprehensive guide to all programs, policies, and procedures at CFCC.

Credit for Prior Learning

Students may request credit by proficiency examination for previous experience or training for selected courses. The student must be enrolled at CFCC and not have enrolled in the course before taking the proficiency exam. The student must request the Credit by Proficiency Application from the Registrar and have it approved by the department chair to challenge the course. Students may challenge a course only once. Students successfully passing a proficiency exam will receive credit for the course as a “CR” (credit for record). Credit by Proficiency does not usually transfer. CLEP and AP exams may be used instead of proficiency exams.

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Enrollment and Degree Verifications

The National Student Clearinghouse is CFCC's authorized agent for providing degree and enrollment verifications.

GPA Calculator

The portal provides resources to help students calculate their GPA. To calculate your GPA, take the number of credit hours assigned to each registered class and multiply them by the value of the grade earned (A = 4pts, B = 3pts, C = 2pts, D = 1 pt, F, W, WP, WF = 0 pts).

Commencement Information

Commencement ceremonies are held twice each academic year, in May, for our May and December graduates and in August for our summer graduates. Degrees are posted to the official transcript within one week of Commencement.

Intent to Graduate

The Intent to Graduate form should be submitted when you and your advisor feel that you are within 1 to 2 semesters of completing your program course requirements. Be sure to select and include every program from which you expect to receive a degree, diploma, or certificate at the time you are completing the form. The college encourages as many students as possible to participate in the ceremonies; however, Intents to Graduate received after the priority date to file may be added to a waitlist and are not guaranteed to participate in the ceremonies due to spacing limitations, planning, and preparations that need to occur ahead of time.

FERPA Information

Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, the rights of the student and the responsibilities of the institution concerning the various types of student records maintained by the institution are established. You may also print and complete the form . The student must bring the completed form to the Registrar’s Office in person. Please note: The Registrar will only accept this form from the student.

Transcript Requests

Need your CFCC transcript? Here’s everything you need to know to request one. The site will walk you through placing your order, including delivery options and fees. You can order as many transcripts as you like in a single session. There is a fee per copy.

Reverse Transfer Program

Eligible students can participate when they transfer to one of the participating universities. The universities will send data to us twice a year (approximately February and July). We will evaluate your earned credits to ensure you have reached a total number of credits toward earning the associate’s degree.

Schedule Changes

In some instances, it is necessary for students to make adjustments to their schedules. Students may make schedule changes via WebAdvisor or Student Planning through the Add/Drop period. Adjustments to drop one class and add another during this period must be completed in one transaction to avoid a refund penalty. Please visit one of our academic advising centers if you need assistance with schedule adjustments.

Portals Literary Journal

Portals is Cape Fear Community College’s literary and arts journal, featuring poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and two-dimensional visual art. Literary and art submissions are open to our students, faculty, and staff at CFCC. Additionally, literary submissions are now open to all NC undergraduate college students.

Submission Guidelines for Portals:

Submit only well-edited copies that would be ready for publication.
Writing entries must be formatted using 12 pt.
For Short Fiction and Creative Nonfiction, indent each new paragraph by five spaces using the tab button (not space bar).
Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, but no more than two poems and one piece of fiction or creative nonfiction may be submitted per submission period.
All entries must include a title.
The online submission form must be fully completed.
Please include a brief description of the medium used to create the piece, for example, photograph, oil painting, etc.
We will not accept AI created art.
Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, but no more than a total of two pieces of art may be submitted.
Previously unpublished submissions only.

Portals acquires first serial rights. By submitting for publication, you also agree that Portals reserves the right to use your published submission for the magazine’s promotions.

Winter Session

Get a head start on next semester’s course load! Take a short-term class at CFCC and earn credits toward your degree at your home institution. Cape Fear Community College is offering a 4-week online winter session of transferable classes Nov. 17, 2025 through Dec. 12, 2025.

Winter Session Course Examples:

MATH 224 - INTRO: This course provides a project-based approach to introductory statistics with an emphasis on using real-world data and statistical literacy.
This course is designed to develop topics which are fundamental to the study of Calculus. Emphasis is placed on solving equations and inequalities, solving systems of equations and inequalities, and analysis of functions (absolute value, radical, polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic) in multiple representations. This is a college transfer course.
This course is a basic survey of the music of the Western world. Emphasis is placed on the elements of music, terminology, composers, form, and style within a historical perspective. This is a college transfer course.
This course introduces theories about the nature and foundations of moral judgments and applications to contemporary moral issues. Emphasis is placed on moral theories such as consequentialism, deontology, and virtue ethics. This is a college transfer course.

Supported Devices

The CFCC student portal is designed to be accessible across a range of devices, ensuring students can access the information they need regardless of their preferred technology.

iPhone Compatibility

The portal is compatible with a wide range of iPhones, requiring iOS 10.0 or later. This includes models.

iPad Compatibility

The portal is also compatible with various iPad models, requiring iPadOS 10.0 or later. This includes models.

Mac Compatibility

For Mac users, the portal requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with the Apple M1 chip or later.

Apple Vision Compatibility

The portal is even accessible on Apple Vision devices, requiring visionOS 1.0 or later.

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