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Nature of Business (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023 item
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Number of off-campus classroom and laboratory sites	6
Number of university partners	27
Grand Canyon University [Member]
Nature Of Operations
Number of colleges operated	9
Number of off-campus classroom and laboratory sites	4

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The number of off-campus classroom and laboratory sites.

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