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Christian Ed That Pays Off

Grand Canyon University becomes the first for-profit Christian college.

By Bob Smietana, with additional reporting by Rebecca Barnes

[ posted 2/2/2005 12:00AM ]

Grand Canyon University (GCU), a nearly 60-year-old college started by Arizona Baptists, is in the forefront of a trend to turn Christian education into a profit-making enterprise.

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