# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001434588
**File Stem:** 0001104659-25-120898
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
**Character Count:** 5295
**Document Hash:** f34b9f177a164c18d7dc3a9a136623eb
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-25-120898.hdr.sgml**: 20251215

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-25-120898

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251210

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Regulation FD Disclosure

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251215

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251215

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Grand Canyon Education, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001434588
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-EDUCATIONAL SERVICES [8200]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 07 Trade & Services
- **EIN:** 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:** 251570121

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD
- **CITY:** PHOENIX
- **STATE:** AZ
- **ZIP:** 85017
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 602-247-4400

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD
- **CITY:** PHOENIX
- **STATE:** AZ
- **ZIP:** 85017

?xml version='1.0' encoding='ASCII'? Grand Canyon Education, Inc._December 10, 2025

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 8-K**

**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

**Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 10, 2025**

## Grand Canyon Education, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Delaware** |  | **001-34211** |  | **20-3356009** |
| (State or other Jurisdiction of |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| Incorporation) |  |  |  |  |

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| **2600 W. Camelback Road** |  |
| **Phoenix, Arizona** | **85017** |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |

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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: **(602) 247-4400**

(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Title of each class** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Trading Symbol(s)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Common Stock | &nbsp;&nbsp;LOPE | &nbsp;&nbsp;Nasdaq Global Select Market |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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#### Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure .
**On October 30, 2025, Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (the "Company") filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the "Prior 8-K") that provided an update on various legal matters affecting the Company and its most significant university partner, Grand Canyon University ("GCU"). In the Prior 8-K, we described how various government-initiated or government-related actions against the Company and GCU had been concluded on favorable terms other than GCU's participation in Title IV as a non-profit institution, which at that time continued to be under review by the U.S. Department of Education ("ED"). On December 12, 2025, GCU announced that ED has formally recognized GCU's status as a non-profit institution of higher education.**

#### Item 8.01. Other Events .
**On December 10, 2025, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a $300.0 million increase under its existing stock repurchase program, reflecting an aggregate authorization for share repurchases by the Company since the initiation of the program of $2,545.0 million. The current expiration date on the repurchase authorization by the Board of Directors is March 1, 2027. Repurchases may be made in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, pursuant to the applicable Securities and Exchange Commission rules.**

SIGNATURES

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.

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|  | GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC. | GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC. |
| Date: December 15, 2025 | By: | /s/ Daniel E. Bachus |
|  |  | Daniel E. Bachus |
|  |  | Chief Financial Officer |
|  |  | (Principal Financial Officer) |

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