Elizabeth City State Teacher's College
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| Motto | "To Live is to Learn" |
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| Type | Public, HBCU |
| Established | 1891 |
| Chancellor | Dr. Thomas Conway |
| Students | 1,357 |
| Undergraduates | 1,310 |
| Postgraduates | 47 |
| Location | Elizabeth City, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Campus | 200 acres (0.81 km2) |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Athletics | NCAA Division II – CIAA |
| Nickname | Vikings |
| Affiliations |
UNC System TMSF |
| Website | www |
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Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) is a public, historically black college located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. ECSU, which enrolls nearly 2,500 students in 37 baccalaureate programs and three master's degree programs, is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, as well as a member-institution of the University of North Carolina system.
Elizabeth City State University was established by the North Carolina General Assembly on March 3, 1891 as The State Colored Normal School at Elizabeth City, in response to a bill calling for the creation of a two-year Normal School for the "teaching and training [of] teachers of the colored race to teach in the common schools of North Carolina." Peter Weddick Moore was its first leader. The school provided training for teachers of primary grades.
The campus quadrangle and six surrounding buildings are included in the Elizabeth City State Teachers College Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
In 1937, the school made the transformation into a full four-year teachers college and was officially named Elizabeth City State Teachers College, while expanding its role to include the training of principals as well. In 1939, the college awarded its first bachelor of science degrees in its program of elementary education. Within the following twenty-five years, the college expanded its offerings to include a vocational-technical program and a total of thirteen academic majors.
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