Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Richardson Christopher C.
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/19/2008
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. [LOPE]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
General Counsel
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

PHOENIX, AZ 85017
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 3,059,476 (1)
I
Rich Crow Enterprises, LLC
Common Stock 288,841 (1)
I
Masters Online, LLC

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Series C Preferred Stock   (2)   (2) Common Stock 266.95 (1) (2) $ (2) I Rich Crow Enterprises, LLC

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Richardson Christopher C.
3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD
PHOENIX, AZ 85017
  X   X   General Counsel  

Signatures

/s/ Lyn Bickle, Attorney-in-Fact 11/19/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Reflects shares attributable to, and benefically owned by, Mr. Richardson in his capacity as a member of Rich Crow Enterprises, LLC and Masters Online, LLC.
(2) Upon the closing of the initial public offering of the Issuer's Common Stock, each share of Series C Preferred Stock will automatically convert into shares of the Issuer's Common Stock based on a conversion price equal to the initial public offering price per share, for no additional consideration.
 
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