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|city=Greenville, North Carolina

|city=Greenville, North Carolina

|sports=baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming/diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball<ref>{{cite web|work=East Carolina University|title=East Carolina Official Athletic Site|format=HTML|language=English|url=http://ecupirates.cstv.com/}}</ref>

|sports=baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming/diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball<ref>{{cite web|work=East Carolina University|title=East Carolina Official Athletic Site|language=English|url=http://ecupirates.cstv.com/}}</ref>

|degrees=Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral<ref>{{cite web|work=College Board|format=HTML|language=English|accessdate=May 29, 2010|title=College Search - East Carolina University - ECU - At a Glance|url=http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=2497}}</ref>

|degrees=Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral<ref>{{cite web|work=College Board|language=English|accessdate=May 29, 2010|title=College Search - East Carolina University - ECU - At a Glance|url=http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=2497}}</ref>

|colors=purple, gold

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|mascot=Pirates

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|website=http://www.ecu.edu/

|website=http://www.ecu.edu/

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'''East Carolina University''' (or ECU) is a [[North Carolina]] [[public schools|public]] [[university]] founded in 1907.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu/cs-admin/mktg/points-east-main.cfm|format=HTML|title=Points East|language=English|work=East Carolina University}}</ref> It is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.<ref name="quickfacts">{{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu/cs-admin/mktg/points_east_quick_facts_07.cfm|title=Quick Facts|format=HTML|work=East Carolina University|language=English}}</ref> It was ranked a fourth tier school in US News's "National Universities: Tier 4" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t4natudoc_brief.php|title=National Universities: Tier 4|format=HTML|language=English|work=US News}}</ref>

'''East Carolina University''' (or ECU) is a [[North Carolina]] [[public schools|public]] [[university]] founded in 1907.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu/cs-admin/mktg/points-east-main.cfm|title=Points East|language=English|work=East Carolina University}}</ref> It is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.<ref name="quickfacts">{{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu/cs-admin/mktg/points_east_quick_facts_07.cfm|title=Quick Facts|work=East Carolina University|language=English}}</ref> It was ranked a fourth tier school in US News's "National Universities: Tier 4" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t4natudoc_brief.php|title=National Universities: Tier 4|language=English|work=US News}}</ref>

==History==

==History==

The school was founded to alleviate the shortage of [[teacher|teachers]] in the eastern part of North Carolina.<ref name="history"/> In 1972 it became a constituent institution of the [[University of North Carolina]] system.<ref name="timeline">{{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu/cs-lib/archives/timeline.cfm|title=East Carolina University Timeline|format=HTML|work=East Carolina University|language=English}}</ref>

The school was founded to alleviate the shortage of [[teacher]]s in the eastern part of North Carolina.<ref name="history"/> In 1972 it became a constituent institution of the [[University of North Carolina]] system.<ref name="timeline">{{cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu/cs-lib/archives/timeline.cfm|title=East Carolina University Timeline|work=East Carolina University|language=English}}</ref>

==Athletics==

==Athletics==

ECU's [[football]] program has won 4 bowl games (while losing 4).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/eastcarolina_database.htm|work=National Champs|title=EAST CAROLINA FOOTBALL HISTORY DATABASE|language=English|format=HTML}}</ref>

ECU's [[football]] program has won 4 bowl games (while losing 4).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/eastcarolina_database.htm|work=National Champs|title=EAST CAROLINA FOOTBALL HISTORY DATABASE|language=English}}</ref>

==Notes==

==Notes==

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