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College President Answers Letter; Makes Case For Two Institutions In Northeastern N. C.
(Editor’s Note: Following
is an answer to a recent let
'ter from John A. Mitchener,
'• HI, concerning Elizabeth
- City State University and
College of the Albemarle. Al
~ though the "observations” of
-Dr. Bruce Petteway are quite
lengthy, we print the entire
’letter).
Dear Mr. Mitchener:
c: Thank you for your letter
‘-suggesting that two institu
tions of higher learning in
Elizabeth City merge to form
‘•a single mature and compre
-hensive university.
Let me respond with the
following observations:
- The two institutions were
■ created under different legis
lative acts for entirely differ
ent purposes. Elizabeth City
State University was estab
f-lished in 1890; and as late as
1980, local citizens felt a
• ‘Strong enough need for addi
tional educational programs
that College of the Albemarle
: was founded. The State
Board of Higher Education
- maintains control over Eliza
beth City State University
while the State Board of Edu.
’-feation is the policy-making
- agency for community col
leges. This legal separation
'of the two institutions was
•by design, not accident Con
solidation cannot take place
•without an act of the legis
lature.
- Even though the two insti
tutions have different mis
sions, they are now working,
'and will continue to work,
•closely together to make op
timum use of resources of
each to eliminate unnecessary
duplication. This is being
done in a manner that allows
each institution to capitalize
on its strength, maintain its
individual character and as
sume its rightful place in the
structure of higher education
in North Carolina.
The size c<? an institution
offers no assurance of great
ness. Elizabeth City State
University is serving over
1,100 full-time students this
fall, and at College of the Al
bemarle there are over 850
full-time students and sev
eral thousand part-time stu
dents. In spite of the assur
ance of the 1970 census report
of no local population explo
sion, these two institutions
Will continue to grow. Just
nine years ago, 184 students
matriculated at COA, and to
day our enrollment has in
creased , ~almost .five, times.
This occurred with no in
crease in the population of
the Albemarle Area. Indeed,
census figures report a slight
decline.
State-wide college enroll
ment increased in the past
decade from 68,000 to 135,000.
In the decade of the 70’s, I
predict enrollment at ECSXJ
and COA will double again.
When the decade is ended,
neither institution will have
too many students, and in
dividual attention can be
given tc each student’s needs
As mentioned previously,
Elizabeth City State Univer
sity and College of the Albe
marle are both complex in
stitutions with divergent pur
poses. No savings could be
effected by combining the
two schools, neither through
physical facilities nor admin
istration. BCSU is already
burgeoning out of its cam
pus and looking for room to
expand. COA can profitably
use 100 acres, or more, of
campus within the next de
cade.
The function of Elizabeth
City State University has
been primarily one of pre
paring teachers for the public
schools. As you know, that
institution is planning to ex
pand its offerings and to
strengthen its upper division
(junior and senior programs)
and add graduate studies.
BCSU will move from a
teacher’s college to a full
fledged regional university.
College cf the Albemarle will
continue its emphasis an
adult education, community
service, occupational educa
tion and basic division col
lege transfer education. Our
aim, through the open-door
ROlicv. is to make up to two
years of poet high school edu
cation available to everyone
who can profit by it. To
make this opportunity avail
able, the coat must be low
and artificial admission bar
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basic and primary public
agency of universal higher
education—the college of the
people, the “land grant” in
stitution of the space age.
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not attend four-year colleges
or universities may enter
community colleges. The cost
is low, financial aid is avail
able and free bus transporta
tion is provided. There are
no academic SAT score bar
riers; remedial education is
provided and professional
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addition, ther- are alterna
tives for those who do not
have the academic aptitude
or interest to succeed in col
lege transfer studies. A wide
range of career programs is
available to launch students
on a profitable, productive
career in business or indus
try. Individual tutorial as
sistance is made available
for those who need special
help in any program of study.
High school dropouts are
welcomed, and an opportun
ity is provided for them to
complete high school. Stu
THE CHOWAN HERALD
dents who fail or drop out at i
senior colleges and universi
ties are provided a second ,
chance at the smaller, more
personalized community col
leges,
Adults have the chance to
return to school and begin
where they left off and con
tinue as far as they can.
Even home study courses are
provided for home - bound
students who want to im
prove themselves.
Elizabeth City State Uni
versity and College of the Al
bemarle are not competing
institutions in any sense of
the word. Dr. Marion
Thorpe, president of Eliza
beth City State University,
made a statement i n 1989
with which I strongly con
cur: “■Hopefully, there will
be a cross pollenization be
tween the two schools from
which each will benefit.”
Programs of the two institu
tions dovetail and fit to
gether like a well-made piece
of furniture. The majority
of COA graduates may even
tually transfer to ECSU to
complete a baccalaureate and
perhaps a graduate degree.
But Uie university must have
time t& expand its curricu
lum and strengthen its upper
division. Sy allowing this
concentration, EGSU can jus
tify its readiness to offer a
graduate program.
Recently the Carnegie
Commission on Higher Edu
cation Issued a report, The
Open-Door Colleges. The re
port suggested that senior
colleges and universities
would give Relatively greater
emphasis to upper-division
> and graduate work than to
I lower division instruction.
The North Carolina Associa
tion of Junior Colleges adopt
ed this philosophy at its
recent annual meeting, ‘Worth
Carolina’s junior and com
munity colleges stand ready
ta provide for increasing en
rollments of college fresh
men and sophomores in the
decade ahead. The senior
colleges and universities
should freeze freshman en
rollment at present levels
and concentrate on refining
and expanding upper-division
and graduate programs ”
Because of these major
differences in aim and func-
Thursday, December 10, 1970.
tion, it is highly unlikely
that a successful merger of
Elizalbeth City State Univer
sity and College of the Albe
marle could be accompliafed.
Both institutions would suf
fer, and the people of our
area would be the losers. We
must have two great institu
tions to properly serve all
the young people and adults
in our area, each in its own>
way making the maximum'
contribution to the growth
and development of our are*.
Sincerely,
S. BRUCE PETTEWAY,
President