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Grand Canyon University (GCU) is a for-profit Christian university located in Phoenix, Arizona. GCU was founded in 1949 as a non-profit liberal arts college. Grand Canyon Education, Inc. was formed in Delaware in November 2003 for the purpose of acquiring the assets of Grand Canyon University. Grand Canyon Education, Inc. -- which is traded on NASDAQ stock market under the symbol LOPE purchased Grand Canyon University in February 2004. Grand Canyon Education, through its subsidiary Grand Canyon University is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and provides online and campus-based postsecondary education services focused on graduate and undergraduate degree programs in education, liberal arts, business, and healthcare through its six colleges: the College of Education, the Ken Blanchard College of Business, the Colleges of Nursing and Health Sciences, the College of Liberal Arts, and the College of Fine Arts and Production.

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