Grand Canyon University
Fantastic Canyon University (generally alluded to as GCU or Grand Canyon) is a private Christian metropolitan exploration college situated in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. GCU was established in 1949 as a non-benefit human sciences school, and was obtained by Grand Canyon Education, Inc. in February 2004. Right now Grand Canyon is the main revenue driven college taking an interest in NCAA Division 1 games.
The college is locally licensed by the Higher Learning Commission and gives grounds based and also online postsecondary instruction administrations concentrated on graduate and college degree programs in training, aesthetic sciences, business, science, designing, math, religious philosophy and Christian studies, and social insurance through its eight universities.
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education arranges GCU as an examination college with moderate exploration movement.
History
The school was established as a philanthropic foundation in 1949 in Prescott. Arizona Southern Baptists felt the need to set up a religious foundation that would permit neighborhood Baptists the chance to acquire a single man's or graduate degree without going east to one of the Baptist schools in Texas or Oklahoma. On October 8, 1951, Grand Canyon College moved to its present area in Phoenix.
Enduring budgetary and different challenges in the early part of the 21st century, the school's trustees approved its deal in January 2004 to California-based Significant Education, LLC, making it the first revenue driven Christian school in the United States.
In the fall of 2014, with the school in a superior place fiscally, it declared the investigation of an arrival to non-benefit status on October 29. The college's leader and CEO, Brian Mueller, said in an announcement: "We don't have a philosophical issue with having a revenue driven status and having financial specialists. Nonetheless, the disgrace encompassing the revenue driven industry – some of which is merited, and some not – is genuine and it is not moving forward. What's more, regardless of what GCU does to particular itself, its spoilers keep on attempting to utilize this disgrace to diminish GCU's prosperity." Mueller has noticed that GCU has been resistant to a great deal of the issues connected with revenue driven schools, mostly due to its territorial accreditation.
Walk fourth, 2016, Grand Canyon's provincial accreditation body, The Higher Learning Commission, formally dismisses the college's appeal for change to non-benefit status. The commission's top managerial staff expressed that the school did not meet every one of the five criteria for "such a change".
The college is locally licensed by the Higher Learning Commission and gives grounds based and also online postsecondary instruction administrations concentrated on graduate and college degree programs in training, aesthetic sciences, business, science, designing, math, religious philosophy and Christian studies, and social insurance through its eight universities.
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education arranges GCU as an examination college with moderate exploration movement.
History
The school was established as a philanthropic foundation in 1949 in Prescott. Arizona Southern Baptists felt the need to set up a religious foundation that would permit neighborhood Baptists the chance to acquire a single man's or graduate degree without going east to one of the Baptist schools in Texas or Oklahoma. On October 8, 1951, Grand Canyon College moved to its present area in Phoenix.
Enduring budgetary and different challenges in the early part of the 21st century, the school's trustees approved its deal in January 2004 to California-based Significant Education, LLC, making it the first revenue driven Christian school in the United States.
In the fall of 2014, with the school in a superior place fiscally, it declared the investigation of an arrival to non-benefit status on October 29. The college's leader and CEO, Brian Mueller, said in an announcement: "We don't have a philosophical issue with having a revenue driven status and having financial specialists. Nonetheless, the disgrace encompassing the revenue driven industry – some of which is merited, and some not – is genuine and it is not moving forward. What's more, regardless of what GCU does to particular itself, its spoilers keep on attempting to utilize this disgrace to diminish GCU's prosperity." Mueller has noticed that GCU has been resistant to a great deal of the issues connected with revenue driven schools, mostly due to its territorial accreditation.
Walk fourth, 2016, Grand Canyon's provincial accreditation body, The Higher Learning Commission, formally dismisses the college's appeal for change to non-benefit status. The commission's top managerial staff expressed that the school did not meet every one of the five criteria for "such a change".
Grounds
Phoenix Campus
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 combination of diversions and wide screen TVs.
In 2009, Grand Canyon University's grounds started take a shot 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, nourishment court and knocking down some pins back road, and a 5,000 seat enclosure. The GCU Arena, which opened on September 2, 2011, is used for mainstream and non-common shows, speakers, and occasions, and additionally 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 stadium is as of now experiencing real development starting in Spring of 2014 with the objective of growing to around 7,000 seats.
Tucson Campus
Great Canyon's Albuquerque offers Master's projects in perusing, instruction, and nursing alongside and a conventional Bachelor's of Science in Nursing degree program.
Albuquerque, NM Campus
Amazing Canyon's Albuquerque offers Master's projects in perusing and training and a conventional Bachelor's of Science in Nursing degree program.
Satellite Campuses
The University works a few satellite Campuses in Arizona. These grounds, worked by the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, are as of now situated at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Banner Boswell Medical Center, and Scottsdale HonorHealth. The college likewise works a satellite grounds in Tempe, AZ, offering different expert's projects in instruction.
Sports
Amazing Canyon University is right now an individual from NCAA Division I with most games taking an interest in the Western Athletic Conference. Men's Volleyball contends in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. It is the main revenue driven foundation at the NCAA's Division I level. In March 2013, previous Phoenix Suns shooting watch Dan Majerle was enlisted as the thirteenth men's ball mentor. Majerle additionally will supervise GCU's move into NCAA Division I b-ball, in the WAC. GCU will be qualified for the postseason beginning in the 2017-2018 season.
GCU likewise has a scope of aggressive club sports groups, for example, Men's and Women's Lacrosse and Rugby. In spite of the fact that the Men's lacrosse group has been a piece of GCU games for quite a while, GCU did exclude the game in its bounce from NAIA to NCAA. As a part of the MCLA, Grand Canyon won the 2015 National Championship as a club group. The 2015-2016 season is the third season for both the ladies' lacrosse group and the rugby group.
Phoenix Campus
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 combination of diversions and wide screen TVs.
In 2009, Grand Canyon University's grounds started take a shot 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, nourishment court and knocking down some pins back road, and a 5,000 seat enclosure. The GCU Arena, which opened on September 2, 2011, is used for mainstream and non-common shows, speakers, and occasions, and additionally 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 stadium is as of now experiencing real development starting in Spring of 2014 with the objective of growing to around 7,000 seats.
Tucson Campus
Great Canyon's Albuquerque offers Master's projects in perusing, instruction, and nursing alongside and a conventional Bachelor's of Science in Nursing degree program.
Albuquerque, NM Campus
Amazing Canyon's Albuquerque offers Master's projects in perusing and training and a conventional Bachelor's of Science in Nursing degree program.
Satellite Campuses
The University works a few satellite Campuses in Arizona. These grounds, worked by the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, are as of now situated at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Banner Boswell Medical Center, and Scottsdale HonorHealth. The college likewise works a satellite grounds in Tempe, AZ, offering different expert's projects in instruction.
Sports
Amazing Canyon University is right now an individual from NCAA Division I with most games taking an interest in the Western Athletic Conference. Men's Volleyball contends in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. It is the main revenue driven foundation at the NCAA's Division I level. In March 2013, previous Phoenix Suns shooting watch Dan Majerle was enlisted as the thirteenth men's ball mentor. Majerle additionally will supervise GCU's move into NCAA Division I b-ball, in the WAC. GCU will be qualified for the postseason beginning in the 2017-2018 season.
GCU likewise has a scope of aggressive club sports groups, for example, Men's and Women's Lacrosse and Rugby. In spite of the fact that the Men's lacrosse group has been a piece of GCU games for quite a while, GCU did exclude the game in its bounce from NAIA to NCAA. As a part of the MCLA, Grand Canyon won the 2015 National Championship as a club group. The 2015-2016 season is the third season for both the ladies' lacrosse group and the rugby group.
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