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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-12-481831
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20121127
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20121127
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20121127

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	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

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34211
		FILM NUMBER:		121226178

	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="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Securities Exchange Act of
1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November&nbsp;27, 2012 </B></FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>Grand Canyon Education, Inc. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On November&nbsp;27, 2012, Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (the &#147;University&#148;) announced that it has accepted an invitation to join
the Western Athletic Conference and will begin the process of reclassification from NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I status in athletics during the 2013-14 academic year. A press release issued by the University on November&nbsp;27, 2012 is
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01. <U>Consolidated Financial Statements and Exhibits</U>. </B></FONT></P>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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, thereunto duly authorized. </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Daniel E. Bachus</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mike&nbsp;McNally</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(602)&nbsp;315-5566</FONT></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>GRAND&nbsp;CANYON&nbsp;UNIVERSITY&nbsp;ACCEPTS&nbsp;INVITATION&nbsp;TO&nbsp;WESTERN&nbsp;ATHLETIC
CONFERENCE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>The private, Christian university in Phoenix will begin the transition to NCAA Division I status next
fall </I></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">PHOENIX (Nov. 27, 2012) &#150; Grand Canyon University announced today it has accepted an invitation to join the Western
Athletic Conference and will begin the process of reclassification from NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I status in athletics during the 2013-14 academic year. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">View the announcement live at 12:00 p.m. at <B>www.GCULopes.com.</B> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;This is an historic
day in the life of Grand Canyon University,&#148; said Brian Mueller, the University&#146;s president and chief executive officer. &#147;We have made a commitment to excellence in athletics, just as we have academically, and that commitment has been
recognized by the invitation to join the Western Athletic Conference, a conference with a storied past. NCAA Division I status will raise our university&#146;s profile and illuminate the great things happening at Grand Canyon.&#148; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;We welcome Grand Canyon University to the WAC and look forward to helping them make the transition in becoming a highly competitive Division I
institution,&#148; said WAC Interim Commissioner Jeff Hurd. &#147;This is another important step in the rebuilding process of the WAC as we continue to strengthen the conference.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">GCU is currently a member of the NCAA Division II Pacific West Conference and will remain eligible for all PacWest Championships as well as NCAA Division II postseason play in 2012-13. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">GCU&#146;s athletic teams will begin competing as Division I programs beginning next year. Reclassification to Division I athletics is a four-year
process, during which time GCU will not be eligible for NCAA Championships. Following the transitional four-year period, providing the University has met all NCAA standards, GCU will become a full Division I member. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;Grand Canyon University is extremely grateful and thankful that this day has come,&#148; said Director of Athletics, Keith Baker.&nbsp;&#147;This
is obviously not an overnight process. We are appreciative that the Western Athletic Conference Board has presented this invitation of membership, permitting GCU the opportunity to apply for reclassification of our athletics program to NCAA Division
I, a process that we have already begun.&#148; </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Antelopes are coming off of an impressive 2011-12 campaign that saw them crowned as winners of the
Division II Learfield Sports Directors&#146; Cup, which recognizes the top university based on athletic performance. GCU won a national title in men&#146;s indoor track and field and saw 16 teams make a postseason appearance. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;We owe special thanks to so many,&#148; said Baker. &#147;Our fellow Pacific West Conference member schools have been patient with us in this
process. We will continue our devotion to furthering the significance of that association of schools over the coming months. The PacWest has provided a great platform from which to launch the next phase of our own institutional development.&#148;
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The 2012-13 season has started off well, too. The men&#146;s soccer team advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16, while the women&#146;s volleyball
team is preparing to compete in the NCAA West Regional. The Antelopes also had representation in the NCAA Division II Men&#146;s Cross Country Championships. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Winter sports programs, consisting of men&#146;s swimming, women&#146;s swimming, wrestling and women&#146;s basketball, are all nationally-ranked. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;We have a great group of student-athletes at GCU,&#148; added Baker. &#147;The process that we are about to enter will provide them with a new
competitive environment. We are committed to helping them continue to have successful student-athlete experiences.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">GCU also boasts some
of the finest athletic facilities in the nation, including the newly built 5,000-seat Grand Canyon University Arena, home to the men&#146;s and women&#146;s basketball teams, and a state-of-the-art Recreation Center, a 55,000 sq. foot building that
features three basketball courts and practice facilities for both wrestling and volleyball. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>About Grand Canyon University </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Grand Canyon University</B> was founded in 1949 and is Arizona&#146;s premier private Christian university. GCU offers degree programs for both
traditional undergraduate students and the working professional in seven colleges: the Ken Blanchard College of Business, the College of Education, the College of Nursing and Health Care Professions, the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of
Theology, the College of Fine Arts and Production, and the College of Doctoral Studies. GCU offers traditional programs on its growing campus, as well as online bachelor&#146;s, master&#146;s and doctoral degree programs.&nbsp;The University&#146;s
curriculum fuses academic and clinical rigor with Christian values to prepare its students to be skilled, caring professionals. For more information about GCU, visit <B>www.gcu.edu</B><B>.</B> </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>About The Western Athletic Conference </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Western Athletic Conference was formed in 1962 and will be comprised of the following six universities for the 2013-14 season: Cal State University,
Bakersfield; Grand Canyon University; University of Idaho; New Mexico State University; Seattle University and Utah Valley University. The WAC crowns team and individual champions in 19 sports &#150; eight men&#146;s and 11 women&#146;s. The WAC
office is located in Denver, Colo. For more information on the conference, visit <B>www.wacsports.com.</B> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">### </FONT></P>
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