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At Elizabeth City State University, you’ll get one-on-one instruction and the support you need to excel. Guided by our commitment to excellence, you can do it all at a tuition rate of just $500 per semester for North Carolina residents.

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Viking News

Our stories.
The Viking Way.

ECSU Awarded $1.57 Million for Campus Historic Preservation Projects

Funds will Restore the Principal’s House and Rosenwald Practice School Constructed in the 1920s

ECSU Names Nine Regional and National Leaders to Board of Visitors

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ECSU Partnered with National Initiative to Train Air Traffic, Aviation Professionals

Keishon Ellis ‘22

Two New Members Appointed and Two Members Reappointed to ECSU Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees Members

More Than $153,000 Raised for ECSU’s 7th Annual Day of Giving

Day of Giving 2023 Totals

ECSU Board of Trustees Quarterly Meeting: June 1, 2023

Board of Trustees

ECSU Faculty Member Receives Top Academic Honor from UNC System

Dr. Das awarded top academic honor from UNC System

ECSU’s Aviation Program Gifted $75,000 from MARCH Foundation

MARCH Foundation Gift Presentation

ECSU Confers Degrees to 245 Graduates at its 176th Commencement Ceremony

ECSU Graduates

Honors Convocation 2023

Honors Convocation 2023

Community Connections: ECSU to Host One-Man Stage Play

Community Connections

Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd to Address ECSU Graduates on May 6

Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd

ECSU Named Purple Heart University for Service to Military Community

A Purple Heart University

Women Scholars & Trailblazers Honored

Bearer of the Mase

Volleyball and Basketball Teams Being Honored by NC General Assembly

Women's Basketball and Volleyball at NC General Assembly

PSA Airlines Presents $30,000 Gift

PSA presents a gift towards ECSU expansion aviation opportunities

ECSU to Host Virginia Symphony Orchestra

Virginia Symphony Orchestra

ECSU & Delta Air Lines’ Propel Program Partnership

ECSU & Delta Airlines Partnership

Foundation to Honor Civic and Community Leaders at Annual Gala

Scholarship Gala 2023

Aviation Student to Attend State of the Union Address

Aleathia Hudson