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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February&nbsp;22, 2010</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, DC 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 1pt; margin-top: 10pt"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; margin-top: 10pt; width: 26%; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; margin-top: 10pt; width: 26%; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV><BR>
<B>3300 W. Camelback Road<BR>
Phoenix, Arizona 85017</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)</DIV>

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<B>GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC. 2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Christopher C. Richardson<BR>
General Counsel<BR>
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.<BR>
3300 W. Camelback Road<BR>
Phoenix, Arizona 85017<BR>
(602)&nbsp;639-7500</B><BR>
(Name, address telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>


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<B>With a copy to:<BR>
David P. Lewis<BR>
DLA Piper LLP (US)<BR>
2525 East Camelback Road, Suite&nbsp;1000<BR>
Phoenix, Arizona 85016<BR>
(480)&nbsp;606-5100</B><BR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large
accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Large accelerated filer <FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></FONT>
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<TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Accelerated
filer <FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT></FONT>
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filer <FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></FONT>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per
share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">2,278,078</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$3,395</TD>
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    <TD>The shares of Common Stock set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table and which may
be offered pursuant to this Registration Statement include, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), such additional number of shares of the registrant&#146;s common stock
as may be issuable as a result of any stock splits, stock dividends or similar events.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Securities Act
Rules 457(c) and 457(h). The proposed maximum offering price per share, proposed maximum aggregate
offering price and the amount of the registration fee are based on the average of the high and low
prices of the Registrant&#146;s shares of Common Stock on February&nbsp;17, 2010.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">This registration statement shall hereafter become effective in accordance with Rule&nbsp;462
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>PART I<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">The documents containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I, Items 1 and 2, have been or will
be delivered to participants in accordance with Form S-8 and Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). In accordance with the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) and the instructions to Form S-8, such documents are
not being filed with the SEC either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or
prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities Act.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>PART II<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) hereby incorporates by reference into this
Registration Statement the following documents that have been filed by the Registrant with the SEC
pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;):
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">(a)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), containing audited financial
statements for the Company&#146;s fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on February&nbsp;18, 2010.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">(b)&nbsp;All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the
end of the fiscal year covered by the Registrant document referred to in (a)&nbsp;above.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">(c)&nbsp;The description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A
(File No.&nbsp;001-34211) filed with the SEC on November&nbsp;14, 2008, pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">All documents filed by us pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act
on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement that indicate that all securities offered have been sold
or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to
the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also
is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded,
to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 4%">The class of securities to be offered is registered under Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Section&nbsp;145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (&#147;DGCL&#148;) provides, in general, that a
corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to
any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative, or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation),
because he or she is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or
was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against expenses (including
attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred
by the person in connection with such action, suit, or proceeding, if he or she acted in good faith
and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Section&nbsp;145(b) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation may indemnify any person
who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed
action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor because the
person is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving
at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against expenses (including
attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or
settlement of such action or suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that
no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue, or matter as to which he or she
shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the
Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court determines that, despite the adjudication of
liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, he or she is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court
shall deem proper.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Section&nbsp;145 further provides that to the extent a director or officer has been successful on
the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections
(a)&nbsp;and (b)&nbsp;or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified
against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in
connection therewith and that indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted
pursuant to Section&nbsp;145 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the indemnified
party may be entitled.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Section&nbsp;145(g) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation may purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such
capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have
the power to indemnify the person against such liability under Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Section&nbsp;8.1 of the Registrant&#146;s bylaws provides that the Registrant will indemnify, to the
fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, any person who was or is made or is threatened to be made a
party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative, or investigative, by reason of the fact that he, or a person for whom he is the
legal representative, is or was one of the Registrant&#146;s directors or officers or, while serving as
one of the Registrant&#146;s directors or officers, is or was serving at the Registrant&#146;s request as a
director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation or of another entity, against all
liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) reasonably incurred by such
person, subject to limited exceptions relating to indemnity in connection with a proceeding (or
part thereof) initiated by such person. Section&nbsp;8.1 of our bylaws further provides for the
advancement of expenses to each of the Registrant&#146;s officers and directors.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Article&nbsp;VIII of the Registrant&#146;s charter provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by the
DGCL, as the same exists or may be amended from time to time, the Registrant&#146;s directors shall not
be personally liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director. Under Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL, the personal liability of a
director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty
can be limited or eliminated except (i)&nbsp;for any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the
corporation or its stockholders; (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii)&nbsp;under Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL (relating to unlawful
payment of dividend or unlawful stock purchase or redemption); or (iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from
which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">The Registrant also maintains a general liability insurance policy which covers certain
liabilities of directors and officers of the Registrant arising out of claims based on acts or
omissions in their capacities as directors or officers, whether or not the Registrant would have
the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the DGCL or the provisions of the
Registrant&#146;s charter or bylaws.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and
executive officers. These agreements provide that the Registrant will indemnify each of such
directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by law and by the Registrant&#146;s charter and
bylaws.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Pursuant to the Registrant&#146;s 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;), in addition to such
other rights of indemnification as they may have as described above, the Registrant will indemnify
members of its board of directors, members of any committee of its board that administers the Plan
(the &#147;Committee&#148;), and any of its officers or employees or any of its affiliates to whom authority
to act for our board of directors, the Committee or the Registrant is delegated against all
reasonable expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, actually and necessarily incurred in connection
with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal therein, to
which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or
in connection with the Plan, or any right granted under the Plan, and against all amounts paid by
them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by our independent legal counsel)
or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, except in
relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such
person is liable for gross negligence, bad faith or intentional misconduct in duties.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 4%">Not applicable .
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
</DIV>

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    <TD width="77%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Number</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Description</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Specimen of Stock Certificate (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (File No.&nbsp;333-150876), as amended
(&#147;Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;S-1&#148;))</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">5.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Opinion of DLA Piper LLP (US)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of DLA Piper LLP (US) (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">24.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Powers of Attorney (included as part of the signature page to this Registration Statement)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">99.1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Grand Canyon Education, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit&nbsp;10.4 to the Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;S-1)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">99.2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Grand Canyon Education, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan &#151; Form of Stock Option Agreement
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;99.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-155973)</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 0%">(a)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">1.&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; margin-left: 8%">i. To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 8%">ii.&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration
Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective Registration
Statement; and
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 8%">iii.&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
this Registration Statement;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Provided however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained
in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement; and
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">2.&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">3.&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 0%">(b)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 0%">(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
indemnification provisions summarized in Item&nbsp;6 or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that
in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy
as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Phoenix, State of Arizona, on February&nbsp;22, 2010.
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC.</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Brian E. Mueller
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Brian E. Mueller&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Know all men by these presents, that the undersigned directors and officers of the registrant,
a Delaware corporation, which is filing a registration statement on Form S-8 with the SEC,
Washington, D.C. 20549 under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, hereby
constitute and appoint Daniel E. Bachus and Christopher C. Richardson, and each of them, the
individual&#146;s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for the person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities,
to sign such registration statement and any or all amendments, including post-effective amendments
to the registration statement, including a prospectus or an amended prospectus therein and any
registration statement for the same offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act, and all other documents in connection therewith to be filed with
the SEC, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact as agents or any of them, or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement and the Power
of Attorney has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
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    <TD width="38%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="18%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Name and Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ Brent D. Richardson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Chairman
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">February&nbsp;22, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Brent D. Richardson</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ Brian E. Mueller
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Executive Officer and Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">February&nbsp;22, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Brian E. Mueller
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ Daniel E. Bachus
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">February&nbsp;22, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Daniel E. Bachus
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ Christopher C. Richardson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">General Counsel and Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">February&nbsp;22, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Christopher C. Richardson</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ D. Mark Dorman
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">February&nbsp;22, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">D. Mark Dorman</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ Chad N. Heath
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">February&nbsp;22, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Chad N. Heath</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ David J. Johnson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">February&nbsp;22, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">David J. Johnson</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ Jack A. Henry
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">February&nbsp;22, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Jack A. Henry</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Specimen of Stock Certificate (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (File No.&nbsp;333-150876), as amended
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Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 22, 2010
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
20-3356009
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3300 W. Camelback Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC. 2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Christopher C. Richardson
General Counsel
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.
3300 W. Camelback Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85017
(602) 639-7500
(Name, address telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With a copy to:
David P. Lewis
DLA Piper LLP (US)
2525 East Camelback Road, Suite 1000
Phoenix, Arizona 85016
(480) 606-5100
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large
accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated
filer
þ
Non-accelerated
filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
(do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount to Be
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
Title of Each Class of Securities to Be Registered
Registered
Share
Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per
share
2,278,078
$20.90
$47,611,823
$3,395
(1)
The shares of Common Stock set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table and which may
be offered pursuant to this Registration Statement include, pursuant to Rule 416 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), such additional number of shares of the registrant's common stock
as may be issuable as a result of any stock splits, stock dividends or similar events.
(2)
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Securities Act
Rules 457(c) and 457(h). The proposed maximum offering price per share, proposed maximum aggregate
offering price and the amount of the registration fee are based on the average of the high and low
prices of the Registrant's shares of Common Stock on February 17, 2010.
This registration statement shall hereafter become effective in accordance with Rule 462
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in Part I, Items 1 and 2, have been or will
be delivered to participants in accordance with Form S-8 and Rule 428 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance with the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and the instructions to Form S-8, such documents are
not being filed with the SEC either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or
prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (the "Registrant") hereby incorporates by reference into this
Registration Statement the following documents that have been filed by the Registrant with the SEC
pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"):
(a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), containing audited financial
statements for the Company's fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on February 18, 2010.
(b) All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the
end of the fiscal year covered by the Registrant document referred to in (a) above.
(c) The description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A
(File No. 001-34211) filed with the SEC on November 14, 2008, pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act
on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement that indicate that all securities offered have been sold
or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to
the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also
is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded,
to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
The class of securities to be offered is registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL") provides, in general, that a
corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to
any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative, or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation),
because he or she is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or
was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against expenses (including
attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred
by the person in connection with such action, suit, or proceeding, if he or she acted in good faith
and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
Section 145(b) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation may indemnify any person
who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed
action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor because the
person is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving
at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against expenses (including
attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or
settlement of such action or suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that
no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue, or matter as to which he or she
shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the
Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court determines that, despite the adjudication of
liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, he or she is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court
shall deem proper.
Section 145 further provides that to the extent a director or officer has been successful on
the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections
(a) and (b) or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified
against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in
connection therewith and that indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted
pursuant to Section 145 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the indemnified
party may be entitled.
Section 145(g) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation may purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such
capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have
the power to indemnify the person against such liability under Section 145 of the DGCL.
Section 8.1 of the Registrant's bylaws provides that the Registrant will indemnify, to the
fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, any person who was or is made or is threatened to be made a
party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative, or investigative, by reason of the fact that he, or a person for whom he is the
legal representative, is or was one of the Registrant's directors or officers or, while serving as
one of the Registrant's directors or officers, is or was serving at the Registrant's request as a
director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation or of another entity, against all
liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys' fees) reasonably incurred by such
person, subject to limited exceptions relating to indemnity in connection with a proceeding (or
part thereof) initiated by such person. Section 8.1 of our bylaws further provides for the
advancement of expenses to each of the Registrant's officers and directors.
Article VIII of the Registrant's charter provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by the
DGCL, as the same exists or may be amended from time to time, the Registrant's directors shall not
be personally liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director. Under Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, the personal liability of a
director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty
can be limited or eliminated except (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the
corporation or its stockholders; (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL (relating to unlawful
payment of dividend or unlawful stock purchase or redemption); or (iv) for any transaction from
which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
The Registrant also maintains a general liability insurance policy which covers certain
liabilities of directors and officers of the Registrant arising out of claims based on acts or
omissions in their capacities as directors or officers, whether or not the Registrant would have
the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the DGCL or the provisions of the
Registrant's charter or bylaws.
The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and
executive officers. These agreements provide that the Registrant will indemnify each of such
directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by law and by the Registrant's charter and
bylaws.
Pursuant to the Registrant's 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), in addition to such
other rights of indemnification as they may have as described above, the Registrant will indemnify
members of its board of directors, members of any committee of its board that administers the Plan
(the "Committee"), and any of its officers or employees or any of its affiliates to whom authority
to act for our board of directors, the Committee or the Registrant is delegated against all
reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and necessarily incurred in connection
with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal therein, to
which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or
in connection with the Plan, or any right granted under the Plan, and against all amounts paid by
them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by our independent legal counsel)
or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, except in
relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such
person is liable for gross negligence, bad faith or intentional misconduct in duties.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable .
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Specimen of Stock Certificate (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-150876), as amended
("Registrant's Form S-1"))
5.1
Opinion of DLA Piper LLP (US)
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of DLA Piper LLP (US) (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included as part of the signature page to this Registration Statement)
99.1
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant's Form S-1)
99.2
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan — Form of Stock Option Agreement
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-155973)
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
1. To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
i. To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
ii. To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration
Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration
Statement; and
iii. To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
this Registration Statement;
Provided however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained
in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement; and
2. That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
3. To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
indemnification provisions summarized in Item 6 or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that
in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy
as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Phoenix, State of Arizona, on February 22, 2010.
GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC.
By:
/s/ Brian E. Mueller
Brian E. Mueller
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all men by these presents, that the undersigned directors and officers of the registrant,
a Delaware corporation, which is filing a registration statement on Form S-8 with the SEC,
Washington, D.C. 20549 under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, hereby
constitute and appoint Daniel E. Bachus and Christopher C. Richardson, and each of them, the
individual's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for the person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities,
to sign such registration statement and any or all amendments, including post-effective amendments
to the registration statement, including a prospectus or an amended prospectus therein and any
registration statement for the same offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act, and all other documents in connection therewith to be filed with
the SEC, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact as agents or any of them, or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement and the Power
of Attorney has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name and Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Brent D. Richardson
Executive Chairman
February 22, 2010
Brent D. Richardson
/s/ Brian E. Mueller
Chief Executive Officer and Director
February 22, 2010
Brian E. Mueller
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Daniel E. Bachus
Chief Financial Officer
February 22, 2010
Daniel E. Bachus
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Christopher C. Richardson
General Counsel and Director
February 22, 2010
Christopher C. Richardson
/s/ D. Mark Dorman
Director
February 22, 2010
D. Mark Dorman
/s/ Chad N. Heath
Director
February 22, 2010
Chad N. Heath
/s/ David J. Johnson
Director
February 22, 2010
David J. Johnson
/s/ Jack A. Henry
Director
February 22, 2010
Jack A. Henry
/s/ Gerald J. Colangelo
Director
February 22, 2010
Gerald J. Colangelo
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Specimen of Stock Certificate (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-150876), as amended
("Registrant's Form S-1"))
5.1
Opinion of DLA Piper LLP (US)
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of DLA Piper LLP (US) (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included as part of the signature page to this Registration Statement)
99.1
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant's Form S-1)
99.2
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan — Form of Stock Option Agreement
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-155973)