Grand Canyon University

Stupendous Canyon University (GCU) is a private, revenue driven Christian college situated in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. GCU was established in 1949 as a non-benefit aesthetic sciences school, and was obtained by Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: LOPE) in February 2004.

Stupendous Canyon University is authorize by the Higher Learning Commission and gives grounds based and in addition online postsecondary training administrations concentrated on graduate and college degree programs in instruction, human sciences, business, and medicinal services through its eight schools.


In 2006, the Grand Canyon University grounds got a US$150 million makeover including a block promenade, an aquatics focus, with pool and hot tub, and a bistro offering a variety of diversions and wide screen televisions.

In 2009, Grand Canyon University's grounds started chip away at a $60 million grounds development venture which incorporates a 500-bed residence, a 55,000-square-foot (5,100 m2) wellness and entertainment focus, 125-classroom office, sustenance court and rocking the bowling alley alley, and a 5,000 seat coliseum. The GCU Arena, which opened on September 2, 2011, is used for common and non-mainstream shows, speakers, and occasions, and also being home to Grand Canyon University's Men's and Women's b-ball groups, and Women's Volleyball games, starting in the fall of 2013. The three-year-old enclosure is as of now experiencing real development starting in Spring of 2014 with the objective of growing to around 7,000 seats.

Two new living arrangement lobbies opened in the fall of 2012, Sedona Hall and Camelback Hall, each with 500 beds.[citation needed] Two extra living arrangement corridors opened in the fall of 2013, Chaparral Hall and Saguaro Hall. Real updates have been made to the Student Union building, changing the structure to a four-story building with two library floors, one Peet's Coffee & Tea floor, and another cafeteria floor. A loft style home corridor, the Papago Apartments, opened in fall of 2014 alongside another conventional living arrangement lobby, Ocotillo Hall. GCU additionally bought the close-by Mesquite Apartments and opened them as understudy living offices. The college has four new six-story living arrangement corridors wanted to open in the fall of 2015 on recently gained arrive on the upper east piece of grounds.