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| − | |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 | + | |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|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 | |colors=purple, gold | ||
|mascot=Pirates | |mascot=Pirates | ||
|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 | + | '''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 | + | 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 | + | 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== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{Nb_US_universities|North Carolina}} | {{Nb_US_universities|North Carolina}} | ||
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| City: | Greenville, North Carolina |
| Type: | Public |
| Sports: | baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming/diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball[1] |
| Colors: | purple, gold |
| Mascot: | Pirates |
| Degrees: | Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral[2] |
| Website: | http://www.ecu.edu/ |
East Carolina University (or ECU) is a North Carolina public university founded in 1907.[3] 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.[4] It was ranked a fourth tier school in US News's "National Universities: Tier 4" list.[5]
History
The school was founded to alleviate the shortage of teachers in the eastern part of North Carolina.[3] In 1972 it became a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system.[6]
Athletics
ECU's football program has won 4 bowl games (while losing 4).[7]
Notes
- ↑ East Carolina Official Athletic Site (English). East Carolina University.
- ↑ College Search - East Carolina University - ECU - At a Glance (English). College Board. Retrieved on May 29, 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Points East (English). East Carolina University.
- ↑ Quick Facts (English). East Carolina University.
- ↑ National Universities: Tier 4 (English). US News.
- ↑ East Carolina University Timeline (English). East Carolina University.
- ↑ EAST CAROLINA FOOTBALL HISTORY DATABASE (English). National Champs.
