East Carolina University
For more than a century, East Carolina University has erved the people of North Carolina and the nation. From modest beginnings as a school for training teachers, ECU has grown to become an emerging national research university with an enrollment of nearly 28,000 students. East Carolina offers 104 bachelor’s degree programs, two educational specialist degree programs, two certificates of advanced studies programs, 73 master’s degree programs, 18 doctoral degree programs, and first-professional degree pro- grams in medicine and dentistry. With a mission of teaching, research, and service, East Carolina University is a dynamic institution connecting people and ideas, finding solutions to problems, and seeking the challenges of the future. Each year, more than 8,000 East Carolina students contribute in excess of 100,000 hours of volunteer service to more than 125 community health and human service organizations. East Carolina leads the University of North Carolina system in distance learning enrollment. Additionally, ECU’s distance educa- tion program is the 12th largest in the United States, according to U.S. News & World Report. During the spring 2010 semester, ECU’s distance education students took over 36,000 credit hours. Through its new Access Scholarships program, East Carolina offers financial assistance to a historically underserved but great- ly deserving group of students: those who have proven academic potential and demonstrated financial need. Notable East Carolina alumni include Pulitzer Prize win- ners Rick Atkinson and Dan Neil; Emmy Award-winning com- poser Velton Ray Bunch; actresses Sandra Bullock, Beth Grant, and Emily Procter; BB&T chief operating officer Kelly King; Bob
