Grand Canyon University is based in Arizona, United States and is purportedly been a private university for some time now. But,  this university does have quite a number of complaints about fraud, scams, and reported law suits from students. The following links show the level of dis-satisfied students:

GCU claims that the Higher Learning Commission and its predecessor have accredited Grand Canyon University.  No word on the universities current accreditation status.

http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/grand-canyon-university-c291757.html

http://www.ripoffreport.com/directory/Grand-canyon-university.aspx
http://www.scamfound.com/f13/grand-canyon-university-admissions-counselor-81471.html
http://www.ripoffreport.com/colleges-and-universities/grand-canyon-univers/grand-canyon-university-tuitio-cbne4.htm
http://www.ripoffreport.com/colleges-and-universities/grand-canyon-univers/grand-canyon-university-put-my-7b983.htm