For-profit university offering career-focused degrees in tech, nursing, health, business, and culinary arts across 15+ campuses.
ECPI University offers certificate, associate, bachelor's, and master's programs in applied fields including health science, nursing, computer and information sciences, engineering technology, business, criminal justice, and culinary arts. Programs are delivered through campus-based and distance education formats, with weekend and evening classes available. The university maintains a student-faculty ratio of 13:1 and participates in military education programs including the Yellow Ribbon Program and Department of Defense Voluntary Education Partnership.
The university operates physical campuses in Virginia Beach, Newport News, Northern Virginia, Richmond, and Roanoke in Virginia; Charlotte, Greensboro, and Raleigh in North Carolina; Greenville, Columbia, and Charleston in South Carolina; Atlanta in Georgia; Orlando and Lake Mary in Florida; and San Antonio in Texas. ECPI also offers comprehensive online programs. Culinary programs are delivered through the Culinary Institute of Virginia.
ECPI University welcomes prospective students, transfer students, military personnel, and international applicants. The university offers transfer credit evaluation and maintains dedicated military admissions support. Admissions staff assist students in selecting programs aligned with their career goals and life circumstances.
ECPI University holds institutional accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, with the most recent reaffirmation in 2023 and next scheduled for 2033. Nursing programs hold programmatic accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The Carnegie Classification designates ECPI as a special-focus institution in applied and career studies.