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| Type | Privatefor-profit university |
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| Established | 1966 |
| President | Mark Dreyfus |
Administrative staff | 150 |
| Students | 10,000 |
| Location | ,, United States 36°50′34″N76°10′29″W / 36.8427°N 76.1746°W /36.8427; -76.1746 |
| Colors | Blue & White |
| Mascot | Ram |
| Website | www.ecpi.edu |
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ECPI University, orEast Coast Polytechnic Institute, is aprivatefor-profit university based inVirginia Beach,Virginia. It provides undergraduate- and graduate-level education in an accelerated format. ECPI University has six colleges with thirteen campus locations inVirginia,North Carolina,South Carolina,Florida,Texas, and online.[1] Campuses are located inVirginia Beach,Newport News,Manassas,Richmond,Roanoke,Charlotte,Greensboro,Raleigh,Greenville,Columbia,Charleston,Lake Mary, andSan Antonio. The university isaccredited by theSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.[2]
ECPI University was founded in Norfolk, Virginia, by Alfred Dreyfus[3] in 1966 as Electronic Computer Programming Institute. Initially formed as an institution offering accelerated education in computer science and programming, ECPI University later expanded its offerings to include electronics engineering technology,health sciences,nursing, andculinary arts.[4]
ECPI University was previously known asECPI College of Technology, but it changed its name on June 1, 2011, and began offering master's degrees in the field ofcomputer and information science.[5]
ECPI University offers diploma and degree programs in information technology, electronics engineering technology, health science, nursing, business, criminal justice, and culinary arts through its five colleges.[6]
Students take two courses per session from a year-round curriculum, and the university offers 30-month bachelor's degrees and 15-month associate degrees.[7]
ECPI University has beenaccredited by the Commission on Colleges of theSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC) since 1998 to award associate, baccalaureate, and master's degrees.[2] The university received approval at the December 2010 SACSCOC annual meeting to advance to a Level III institution with the approval of the Master of Science in information systems program.[5][2]
Additional regional and state licensure has been awarded based on location and program.[8]
Virginia Beach-based ECPI has three locations in Hampton Roads, and others in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida.
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