Grand Canyon University to revert to nonprofit status

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https://news.gcu.edu/2018/03/hlc-approve...-proposal/

It's not yet done, but it has been approved. Careful reading reveals:

"As part of the transition, GCE will sell certain academic-related assets to a non-profit entity that will carry the Grand Canyon University name. Following the sale, GCE will operate as a third-party provider of educational and related services to GCU and potentially, in the future, to other universities. The structure is similar to that at hundreds of non-profit universities in the country that outsource services to third-party providers."

Moving away from GCE and Grand Canyon to the generic process of non-profit universities in general outsourcing to third-party providers. It is increasingly common for a brick and mortar university to outsource its online education to a third-party. When this happens, you're buying the name of the brick and mortar but you are dealing with a for-profit entity that runs the online program and recruits faculty. Is that what you want? Obviously your experience will vary by third-party company.

This trend toward outsourcing is happening without the general public really realizing it. This trend is blurring the distinction between State University and schools such as University of Phoenix and DeVry.