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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 0 ( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended : December 31 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from [ ] to [ ] Commission file number : 001-34211 Form 10 - K GRAND CANYON EDUCATION , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation organization ) Title of each class Common Stock 20-3356009 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 2600 W. Camelback Road , Phoenix , Arizona 85017 ( Address of principal executive offices , including zip code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 602 ) 247-4400 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) LOPE Name of each exchange on which registered Nasdaq Global Select Market 0 Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes > Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes Indicate by check mark whether the registrant : ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes > No □ No □ No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes > No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company ” and “ emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . ( Check one ) : Large Accelerated Filer Non - accelerated Filer Accelerated Filer Smaller Reporting Company Emerging Growth Company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Securities Exchange Act ) . Yes No 区 The total number of shares of common stock outstanding as of February 12 , 2021 was 46,873,732 . As of June 30 , 2020 , the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter , the registrant's common stock was listed on the NASDAQ Global Market . As of June 30 , 2020 , the aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock held by non - affiliates was approximately $ 4.2 billion . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Certain portions of the registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders ( which is expected to be filed with the Commission within 120 days after the end of the registrant's 2020 fiscal year ) are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Report .