The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against Grand Canyon University, the largest Christian school in the nation, over claims it deceived prospective doctoral students about the cost and course requirements of its doctoral programs over several years.
The legal challenge was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona on Dec. 27.
It names Grand Canyon Education (GCE), Inc., Grand Canyon University (GCU), and Brian Mueller—the CEO of GCE and president of GCU as defendants.
GCE owned GCU until 2018, the lawsuit states.
According to the lawsuit, the Phoenix, Arizona-based school—which has more than 100,000 enrolled students—told prospective students that the total cost of the university’s “accelerated” doctoral programs was equal to the cost of 20 courses, or 60 credits….
