{"id":3557,"date":"2020-05-31T17:04:34","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T00:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/phoenix\/?page_id=3557"},"modified":"2020-06-12T15:17:32","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T22:17:32","slug":"grand-canyon-university","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/phoenix\/grand-canyon-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Canyon University"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n3300 W Camelback Road
\nPhoenix 85017<\/p>\n

Hours of Operation:<\/strong>
\n(tours) Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
\nSaturday 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
\nSunday CLOSED
\nHours of operation for entertainment and extracurricular are TBA<\/p>\n

Contact:<\/strong>
\n602-639-7500<\/a>
\ngcu.edu<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space hide_on_wide=”” hide_on_desktop=”” hide_on_notebook=”” hide_on_tablet=”” hide_on_mobile=””]

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