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Grand Canyon Education, Inc..

LOPE.US | Educational support activities

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. is a publicly traded education services company that provides a range of services to colleges and universities, primarily focusing on online education. It offers technology, academic, counseling, and support services. While it formerly operated Grand Canyon University (G...Show More

Ethical Profile

Mixed.

Grand Canyon Education (GCE) has faced scrutiny regarding its business practices. Reports suggest the company was issued a $37.7 million fine for allegedly engaging in deceptive practices related to doctoral program costs. Critics point to concerns about misleading recruitment and potential misrepresentation of program outcomes, particularly given GCE's close relationship with Grand Canyon University. On a different note, GCE's CEO pay ratio stands at 33:1, with the CEO earning $2,006,779 compared to a median employee pay of $60,496, a ratio reportedly better than many other Arizona corporations.

Value Scores

Better Health for All0
-100100
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity0
-100100
Fair Pay & Worker Respect20
-100100
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing0
-100100
Honest & Fair Business0
-100100
Kind to Animals0
-100100
No War, No Weapons0
-100100
Planet-Friendly Business0
-100100
Respect for Cultures & Communities0
-100100
Safe & Smart Tech0
-100100
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products0
-100100

Better Health for All

0

Grand Canyon Education (LOPE.US) is an education services company, providing technology, academic, counseling, and support services to colleges and universities, including Grand Canyon University (GCU). Its core business activities do not directly involve health products or services. While GCU, a partner institution, graduated 5,277 nursing students and 5,274 social work/counseling/behavioral health students in the 2024-25 academic year, this reflects GCU's educational output, not LOPE's direct health impact or initiatives.

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LOPE's services are not directly health-impacting, do not carry health risks, and do not involve health-related R&D, pricing, or equity programs. Therefore, all health-related KPIs are not applicable to LOPE's direct operations, resulting in a neutral score of 0 for each.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

0

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (LOPE.US) is an education services company that provides support services to colleges and universities, including Grand Canyon University (GCU). The ethical value 'Fair Money & Economic Opportunity' is designed to assess financial institutions that lend, insure, move, or store money, and their impact on economic opportunity through financial products. LOPE.US's core business is not in providing financial services to consumers, nor does it offer lending or deposit products. The provided articles discuss regulatory actions and fines primarily against Grand Canyon University (GCU) related to deceptive advertising of doctoral program costs and student loan practices, not against LOPE.US as a financial services provider. Therefore, none of the KPIs in the rubric, which are specifically designed for financial institutions and their consumer financial products, are applicable to LOPE.US based on the provided evidence.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

20

For the 2024 fiscal year, the CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 33:1.

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The CEO's compensation was $2,006,779, while the median employee pay was $60,496.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

0

No quantitative data was provided across the articles to assess Grand Canyon Education, Inc. against any of the Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing KPIs. While the company and its partner Grand Canyon University have Supplier Codes of Conduct outlining ethical expectations for suppliers, no specific metrics such as fair-trade certification share, audit frequency, forced or child labor incidents, supply chain traceability, remediation speed, ethical clause coverage percentage, materials risk index, or supplier diversity spend were reported.

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Honest & Fair Business

0

No evidence available to assess Grand Canyon Education, Inc. on Honest & Fair Business.

Kind to Animals

0

No evidence available to assess Grand Canyon Education, Inc. on Kind to Animals.

No War, No Weapons

0

The company's core business is education services, and there is no evidence of involvement in arms manufacturing, military contracts, or conflict facilitation.

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The company does not report any revenue from arms or defense contracts, nor does it mention developing or selling dual-use technology.
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There are no reported sales to embargoed regimes or exports requiring end-user certificates.
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The company does not have defense assets to divest, nor does it engage in defense procurement.
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There is no mention of specific peacebuilding or disarmament initiatives, human rights due diligence in conflict-affected areas, or compliance with the Arms Trade Treaty.
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The company does not report on AI military safeguards, surveillance activities, ethical red lines related to weapons, or exposure to controversial weapons.
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Furthermore, there is no evidence of war-risk audits, conflict-partner reviews, or procurement from conflict-affected areas.
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The company does not report on conflict minerals in its supply chain or investment in peace technology.
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Planet-Friendly Business

0

No evidence available to assess Grand Canyon Education, Inc. on Planet-Friendly Business.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

0

No evidence available to assess Grand Canyon Education, Inc. on Respect for Cultures & Communities.

Safe & Smart Tech

0

No evidence available to assess Grand Canyon Education, Inc. on Safe & Smart Tech.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

0

No specific, concrete data points for Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (LOPE.US) related to Zero Waste & Sustainable Products were found in the provided articles. details sustainability initiatives for Grand Canyon University (GCU), which is a separate non-profit institution, and explicitly states that no specific data is provided for LOPE.US or its products.

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Articles and contain no relevant data for LOPE.US.

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