ECPI University, or East Coast Polytechnic Institute, is a private, for-profit educational institution based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It provides undergraduate and graduate level education in an accelerated format. ECPI University has six colleges with campuses in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida and provides courses online. ECPI University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

ECPI University was founded in Norfolk, Virginia in 1966. Initially formed as an institution offering accelerated education in computer science and programming, ECPI University later expanded its offerings to include Electronics Engineering Technology, Health Sciences, Nursing, and Culinary Arts.

In 2012, ECPI University was the subject of a US Senate report by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, investigating misuse of Federal funds by for-profit education companies. It concluded that while student withdrawal rates were significantly better than many companies examined, withdrawal rates for smaller online programs, and student loan default rates, were troubling.

East Coast Polytechnic Institute University - Northern Virginia