Information for Staff

Faculty/Staff Tuition & Fee Waiver

The State of North Carolina offers a tuition waiver program (G.S. 116-143 and Administrative Memorandum #92) for the educational assistance of ECU employees and employees of the U.N.C. System. An eligible employee is allowed to take three credit bearing courses in an academic year at no cost to the employee. Please refer to the Faculty/Staff Tuition Waiver Policy for specific employment eligibility criteria, exclusions and other related eligibility criteria.

After the Faculty Staff Tuition Waiver has been approved by the UNC System Benefits Service Center, the Fall 2026 Faculty Staff Tuition Waiver must be submitted to the ECU Cashier’s Office no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 4, 2026.

Payroll Deduction

Online Tuition Payroll Deduction Enrollment will be open on May 15, 2026 through July 31, 2026 for the Fall 2026 semester via the Pirate Port PAYROLL DEDUCTION link. Eligible employees can sign up to pay for their own student account balances, if registered for classes, or that of one or more student relatives.  In order to facilitate participation in online tuition payroll deduction for student relatives, the faculty/staff member should have been granted FERPA permission to financial student records and information by the student via the ECU Parent & Family Portal.

• Payroll Deduction Start Date:  June 15, 2026
• Payroll Deduction End Date:   October 30, 2026
• Last Date to Edit Deduction:   October 15, 2026

Fall 2026 Tuition and Fee Schedule rates can be found on the following website: https://financialservices.ecu.edu/tuition-fees/

You may contact the Cashier’s Office at cashier@ecu.edu or 252-737-6886 for more information.

University Cashier’s Office