Grand Canyon Education, Inc.
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: LOPE) is a publicly traded education services company dedicated to serving colleges and universities across the United States. The company operates through a comprehensive suite of technology, academic, counseling, marketing, and back-office services designed to support higher… From the company’s description.
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What Grand Canyon Education, Inc. does
In the company’s own words
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: LOPE) is a publicly traded education services company dedicated to serving colleges and universities across the United States. The company operates through a comprehensive suite of technology, academic, counseling, marketing, and back-office services designed to support higher education institutions at scale. Grand Canyon Education's website is www.gce.com.
The company's primary business involves providing education services to 20 university partners as of December 31, 2025, with Grand Canyon University serving as its most significant partner. Grand Canyon Education supports over 136,200 students, including more than 131,800 enrolled in Grand Canyon University's programs. The company has invested more than $350 million over 17 years in technology infrastructure and systems that automate key processes and enable scalability across hundreds of thousands of students.
Grand Canyon Education's service offerings span multiple domains. Technology and academic services include a proprietary learning management system called Halo, artificial intelligence tools including the Mosaic platform, curriculum development, faculty recruitment and training, class scheduling, and skills and simulation laboratory sites. The company operates 47 off-campus classroom and laboratory sites designed for healthcare and other specialized programs. Counseling services encompass admissions support, financial aid processing and counseling, student advising, and field experience coordination. Marketing and communication services include lead acquisition, digital strategy, brand development, media planning, video production, and business intelligence. Back-office services provided to certain partners include finance, accounting, human resources, audit, and procurement functions.
The company maintains significant operational infrastructure, including two data centers, a 325,000 square-foot administrative headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, and a distributed workforce. Grand Canyon Education emphasizes human capital development, community involvement, and diversity initiatives. The company contributes to private school tuition organizations, sponsors K-12 educational programs, and maintains an employee volunteer program. The business model reflects a commitment to addressing educational challenges including affordability, student debt reduction, program-to-career alignment, and enhanced student support services.
Company details
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Headquarters
- PHOENIX, AZ
- Fiscal year end
- December
- CIK
- 1434588
- SIC
- 8200
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2013–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns Grand Canyon Education, Inc. — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · Grand Canyon Education, Inc.’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
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