<p>I think the point was that in a state that is struggling with funding higher education, the flagship university will not face as many cuts as the "directional" regional universities/colleges.</p>
<p>is there a list somewhere of schools' enrollments over time in order to better ascertain declining enrollments?</p>
<p>East Carolina University (a "directional" school) is the fastest growing university in the UNC system.</p>