GREENVILLE – East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil Staton isn’t shy about saying ECU serves rural and underserved parts of North Carolina. “I like to say, if North Carolina didn’t have ECU, it would have to go out and build it tomorrow,” Staton says in the accompanying video. He goes on to highlight various aspects in… READ MORE
‘We’ve got to find the resources’ for ECU financial aid
GREENVILLE – Almost 11,000 of East Carolina University’s 29,000 students come from North Carolina’s poorest counties. “Obviously those students are going to come in the door with greater financial need,” ECU Chancellor Cecil Staton says in the accompanying video. “It’s something we’re passionate about at ECU. We’ve got to find the resources – because I… READ MORE
Video: Superintendent Mark Byrd – Support Wilkes County Students
Spellings: “Power up” on financial aid
CHAPEL HILL – The UNC System’s strategic plan aims to get more rural, low-income, minority and first-generation students to earn a college degree or credential. But one of the most powerful tools to drive student access and achieve those goals, need-based aid, has remained flat in the state budget since 2013-14, even as enrollment has… READ MORE
Get an ECSU aviation degree – even from a submarine
ELIZABETH CITY – When it comes to meeting students where they are, not many institutions go as deep as Elizabeth City State University. Elizabeth City is within 50 miles of the massive Norfolk Naval Station. In the accompanying video, Dr. Kuldeep Rawat, Director of ECSU’s Aviation Science Program, explains how the university is working with… READ MORE
Elizabeth City State turns the corner
ELIZABETH CITY – Things are looking up at Elizabeth City State University. Over a six-year period from 2010 to 2016, the small HBCU in Northeastern North Carolina saw enrollment fall from more than 3,100 to 1,357.1 At one point in an early draft of the 2014-15 state budget, leaders in the NC Senate even proposed… READ MORE
ECSU Aviation Science: A worldwide shortage of pilots
ELIZABETH CITY – Aviation science is complex. But for Elizabeth City State University Chancellor Thomas Conway, the economics of aviation are a matter of simple supply and demand. “The aviation business worldwide is growing, and there’s a worldwide shortage of pilots. All of these things come together to make Aviation Science a very viable degree… READ MORE
Video: Superintendent Mark Byrd – Community College and K-12 Relationship
Spellings: ‘Pleased but not satisfied’
CHARLOTTE – North Carolina has built one of the finest university systems in the nation, University of North Carolina System President Margaret Spellings said Monday. But it can be better. “As I like to say, we’re pleased but not satisfied,” Spellings told an audience at UNC Charlotte in the first of a series of State… READ MORE
myFutureNC Raleigh listening session March 22
RALEIGH – Educational attainment is critical to North Carolina’s continued economic growth. To earn a family-sustaining wage in today’s economy, North Carolinians need some postsecondary education—whether that’s a 4-year degree, an associate’s degree, a certificate or license in a career and technical field, or an apprenticeship. The myFutureNC Commission—comprised of state leaders in education, business,… READ MORE
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