Welcome to the College of Education!

COE Mission

The mission of the College of Education is the preparation of professional educators and allied practitioners, including professionals in business information systems, counseling, electronic media, and librarianship. Significant to this mission is a strong commitment to three important related areas, all of which are realized through partnerships and other endeavors. These three areas are:

1. the encouragement and nurturing of professional growth for educators and allied practitioners at all levels and in all areas of the educational endeavor;
2. a continuing emphasis on and support for scholarship and research/creative activity;
3. and service in all areas of professional education.

Critical to such commitment is the promotion of effective teaching; staff participation in the improvement of schools; and, in concert with other state agencies, the development and creation of educational policy for North Carolina.

History of the COE

• 1907 East Carolina Teachers Training School chartered
• 1909 First students enroll for classes
• 1911 First class graduates
• 1921 ECTTS renamed East Carolina Teachers College and begins four-year programs
• 1922 First bachelor degrees awarded by ECTC
• 1932 First Founders Day Celebration
• 1951 ECTC receives college status, renamed East Carolina College
• 1953 School of Education organized
• 1967 ECC receives university status, renamed East Carolina University
• 1972 ECU joins the University of North Carolina System
• 2003 School of Education formally renamed College of Education