Business View Magazine | February 2019

180 new,world-class cancer center. East Carolina Uni- versity (ECU) in Greenville, the 3rd largest university in the state with 29,000 enrollments, offers 99 undergraduate degree tracks and 104 graduate- level programs, and is home to the Brody School of Medicine,which offers a four-year medical doctor degree as well as six PhD programs. Pitt Commu- nity College (PCC) offers technical skill training, a two-year college transfer degree, a two-year techni- cal degree, a one-year vocation program, a short- term certificate program, and a continuing educa- tion program. “We are known as the cultural, educational, eco- nomic, and medical hub of eastern North Carolina,” claims Brock Letchworth, Greenville’s Public Infor- mation Officer.“About 42 percent of the people here have college degrees and we’re proud to say that we just recently posted one of our lowest unem- ployment rates in 20 years, at 3.1 percent.Addition-