College of Education Accreditation
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Grand Canyon University is a member in good standing of the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP), a national accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
AAQEP-Accredited Programs at GCU:
Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation
Email: aaqep@aaqep.org
aaqep.org
The programs listed below have been awarded full accreditation by AAQEP through June 30, 2026. Full accreditation acknowledges that a program prepares effective educators who continue to grow as professionals and have demonstrated the commitment and capacity to maintain quality.
GCU presents the following AAQEP Annual Reports for public review. Institutions, including GCU, receive official testing scores for completers in states in which the programs are approved by that state’s Department of Education or licensing agency. Therefore, score reports submitted to AAQEP include all Arizona-approved teacher and principal preparation programs and Nevada-approved program completers only. Completers must identify GCU as their institution of study. The programs included in these reports are presented above. Pass rates for all other states are not currently available to GCU.
Initial Programs
Advanced Programs
Grand Canyon University has been institutionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission since 1968. Visit our University Accreditation page for information about the HLC and how it serves the students of GCU.