With over 27,000 students East Carolina University is the largest institution of higher learning in eastern North Carolina. Through its baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degrees the University's mission is to serve as a national model for public service and regional transformation. East Carolina University is located in Greenville, a city of 85,000 inhabitants in the Coastal Plains of Eastern North Carolina. The city is the health, entertainment, and educational hub of eastern North Carolina and in 2008 was listed as the Tenth Largest City in North Carolina. You can find out more about ECU at: http://www.ecu.edu/