FTC Drops Its Lawsuit Against the Largest Christian University in the US

FTC Drops Its Lawsuit Against the Largest Christian University in the US

The federal government has officially dropped its lawsuit against Grand Canyon University, ending a yearslong dispute over how the school marketed its doctoral programs and how it should be classified. The Federal Trade Commission filed the case in 2023, accusing the university of misleading students about the true cost of earning a doctorate. Regulators argued that the university told students they could finish their degree for a set price but …

Trump administration drops Biden’s ‘politically motivated lawfare’ against nation’s largest Christian university

President Donald Trump’s Federal Trade Commission voted unanimously last week to drop a Biden-era lawsuit against the nation’s largest Christian university.In 2023, the FTC, under former President Joe Biden, accused Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona, of “deceptive advertising and illegal telemarketing.” The administration’s Department of Education fined GCU $37.7 million, claiming that it was deceiving students about the cost of its do…

Federal Trade Commission Drops Lawsuit Against Grand Canyon Education

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) dropped its lawsuit against a service provider for the Christian school, Grand Canyon University (GCU) on Friday. The move marks another win for the Phoenix-based school in a nearly two-year-long legal battle against the FTC, the U.S. Department of Education (ED), and the former Biden Administration. GCU is the largest Christian University in the country with more than 118,000 students, mostly online. “As we ha…