Fayetteville Technical Community College and East Carolina University signed a bilateral agreement in April to guarantee that qualified FTCC graduates can pursue a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology degree at ECU.
FTCC students who participate in the program can transfer their FTCC credits to East Carolina and get a four-year bachelor’s degree from ECU two years after graduating from Fayetteville Tech, a news release says.
This is an expansion of a partnership between Fayetteville Tech and East Carolina that allows FTCC students to attend special events, receive advising assistance, and access other ECU resources before applying to the university through the university’s Pirate Promise program, FTCC said in the news release.
The Industrial Technology agreement allows FTCC students who graduate with a qualifying Associate in Applied Science degree to transfer to an ECU program that offers most of its concentrations through online learning, the release says.
“A student in Fayetteville coming out of high school could in principle get a job, go to Fayetteville Tech and get an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree, be admitted to Pirate Promise and then pursue a four-year STEM degree in industrial technology at ECU without leaving their job, without leaving Fayetteville and without leaving their family,” said Harry Ploehn, dean of ECU’s College of Engineering and Technology.
The Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology program offers seven concentrations: architecture design technology, bioprocess manufacturing, distribution and logistics, industrial management, industrial engineering technology, information and cybersecurity technology, and mechanical design technology, the news release says. Five of those can be completed fully online.