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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20100818150042
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-10-078825
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20100817
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100818
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100818

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Grand Canyon Education, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001434588
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-EDUCATIONAL SERVICES [8200]
		IRS NUMBER:				203356009
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34211
		FILM NUMBER:		101025439

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD
		CITY:			PHOENIX
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85017
		BUSINESS PHONE:		602-639-7500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD
		CITY:			PHOENIX
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85017
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<P style="font-size: 14pt" align="center"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
<FONT style="font-size: 12pt">Washington, D.C. 20549
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<P style="font-size: 18pt" align="center"><B>FORM 8-K</B>

<P style="font-size: 12pt" align="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>

<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest
event reported): August 17, 2010</B>

<P style="font-size: 24pt" align="center"><B>Grand Canyon Education,
Inc.<BR>
</B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter) </FONT>
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  <TD style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid"><B>20-3356009</B></TD>
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  <TD>(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</TD>
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  <TD style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid"><B>3300 W. Camelback
Road<BR>
Phoenix, Arizona<BR>
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  <TD>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</TD>
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<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="center">Registrant&#8217;s telephone number,
including area code: <B>(602) 639-7500</B>
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<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="left">Check the appropriate box below if the
Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of
the registrant under any of the following provisions:

<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="left"><FONT face="Wingdings">o</FONT> Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)<BR>
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<FONT face="Wingdings">o</FONT> Soliciting material pursuant
to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)<BR>
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<FONT
face="Wingdings">o</FONT> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))<BR>
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<FONT
face="Wingdings">o</FONT> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))<BR>



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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7.01. Regulation&nbsp;FD Disclosure.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">On
August&nbsp;18, 2010, Grand Canyon Education, Inc. issued a press release announcing the
filing of a court order approving the settlement of the False Claims Act <I>qui tam </I>case, <I>United
States of America ex rel. Ronald D. Irwin v. Significant Education, Inc.</I>. A copy of the press
release is furnished as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to this Form 8-K.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">The information in Item&nbsp;7.01 of this Form 8-K and Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 furnished herewith shall not be
deemed &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
&#147;Exchange Act&#148;), or otherwise subject to the liabilities
under that section, nor shall it be
deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">As described in Item&nbsp;7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the following Exhibit is filed
as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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    <TD><U>Exhibits</U></TD>
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    <TD>Grand Canyon Education, Inc. press release, dated August&nbsp;18, 2010.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Date: August&nbsp;18, 2010
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC.<BR>
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    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Daniel E. Bachus
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC.<BR>
ANNOUNCES COURT APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT OF FALSE CLAIMS ACT CASE</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Phoenix, AZ, August&nbsp;18, 2010 &#151; Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: LOPE) announced today that,
following the close of the markets on Tuesday, August&nbsp;17, 2010, the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona filed an order approving a settlement agreement between the Company and
the plaintiff (&#147;relator&#148;) in the False Claims Act case, <I>United States of America ex rel. Ronald D.
Irwin v. Significant Education, Inc</I>. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will pay an
aggregate settlement amount of $5.2&nbsp;million to the United States and the relator and, in return,
the Company will receive a release from all future False Claims Act claims (i.e. <I>qui tam </I>actions)
and, as and to the extent described below, from all future US Department of Education (&#147;DOE&#148;)
administrative actions, in each case with respect to all incentive compensation-related conduct
which is of the same subject matter as the conduct at issue in the <I>Irwin </I>case (the &#147;covered
conduct&#148;) for the period from January&nbsp;1, 2001 through April&nbsp;28, 2010 (the execution date of the
settlement agreement). Subject to the Company&#146;s payment of the settlement amount, this matter,
which was originally filed in 2007 and unsealed in 2008, is now resolved.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">&#147;The Court&#146;s order and the resulting settlement agreement bring to an end a dispute that has been
ongoing since before our initial public offering and allows the Company to avoid the cost and
distraction of a potentially protracted trial,&#148; said Brian E. Mueller, Chief Executive Officer of
Grand Canyon Education. &#147;We are pleased that this matter is now concluded and that we can continue
to focus on our business, including our efforts to ensure the highest levels of compliance in
regard to evaluating and improving student academic progress, implementing financial aid,
controlling student costs, and reducing student debt levels, as well as building the academic brand
of the University.&#148;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">As previously disclosed, following a hearing on June&nbsp;10, 2010, the Court had approved certain terms
of the settlement agreement, including the amount and timing of the settlement payment and the
Company&#146;s release from future False Claims Act claims with respect to the covered conduct through
the date of the settlement agreement, but had asked for further briefing and a final hearing on
August&nbsp;13, 2010 on the issue of whether the Court had jurisdiction to approve the settlement
agreement, over the United States&#146; objections, if it included (i)&nbsp;within the scope of the release
provision, a release, given by the relator acting on behalf of the DOE to the fullest extent
permitted by law, from future DOE administrative actions with respect to the covered conduct, and
(ii)&nbsp;a provision confirming that the Company had fully complied with a DOE Office of Inspector
General subpoena issued in support of a DOE investigation of the covered conduct. In its August
17, 2010 order, the Court approved the inclusion of the administrative release provision in the
settlement agreement, but stated that it lacked a basis for making a finding regarding the
Company&#146;s compliance with the OIG subpoena. As a result, the settlement agreement provides a
release to the Company, given by the relator acting on behalf of the DOE to the fullest extent
permitted by law, from future DOE administrative actions with respect to the covered conduct for
the period from January&nbsp;1, 2001 to April&nbsp;28, 2010, although the DOE does retain the power it
currently possesses to initiate other administrative actions against the Company.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>About Grand Canyon Education, Inc.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Grand Canyon Education, Inc. is a regionally accredited provider of online postsecondary education
services focused on offering graduate and undergraduate degree programs in its core disciplines of
education, business, and healthcare. In addition to its online programs, it offers programs at its
traditional campus in Phoenix, Arizona and onsite at the facilities of employers. Approximately
36,300 students were enrolled as of June&nbsp;30, 2010. For more information about Grand Canyon
Education, Inc., please visit <U>http://www.gcu.edu</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Forward Looking Statement</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Statements in this press release that are not statement of historical fact are forward-looking
statements, and are subject to the Safe Harbor provisions created by the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current information
and expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ
materially from those projected in such statements due to various factors. For a discussion of the
various factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, please
refer to the risk factors and other disclosures contained in Grand Canyon Education&#146;s previously filed
Forms 10-K, Forms 10-Q and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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