Elizabeth City State University has been placed on warning this week by its accrediting agency, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. A warning is a lighter sanction than probation from the agency.

 

Audits of admissions and financial aid practices at ECSU by the UNC System uncovered problems that included improperly awarded financial aid and the admission of unqualified students. 

 

ECSU officials said they are committed to resolving issues and implementing recommendations from UNC General Administration by Dec. 15.

 

“The issues identified in the UNC system internal audit are legitimate accreditation body concerns because these bodies have a role in verifying institutions’ adherence to a prescribed set of standards,” ECSU Chancellor Thomas Conway said in a news release.