On January 2, 2013, Grantham University celebrates its 62nd year of providing distance education to adult learners. Grantham University is one of the oldest, private, post-secondary, degree-granting distance education universities in the United States.

The university was founded in 1951 by World War II veteran, Don Grantham. Don understood how the GI Bill of Rights and its education benefits would transform the lives of returning servicemen (and currently women and their families).

In 1961, GSE (Grant