Ashford University denies wrongdoing but will pay $7.25 million to settle claims that recruiters lied to convince prospective students to enroll in online classes.

Ashford was bought by the University of Arizona in 2020 to become the University of Arizona Global Campus. Zovio, formerly Bridgepoint Education, agreed to pay liabilities incurred by Ashford ...

President Joe Biden said in a statement that the debt relief in question is intended to assist "over 2,300 borrowers who were cheated by Ashford University. These borrowers were lied to about the ...

Only 25% of Ashford students graduated within eight years of enrolling. The court ruled in favor of California in 2022 after an 18-day trial and imposed a civil penalty of $22.3 million against ...

The Iowa attorney general said at the time that Ashford “used unconscionable sales practices” and that telemarketers lied to people, inducing them to enroll. Ashford admitted to no wrongdoing in that ...

California is suing a large for-profit university, Ashford University, and its owner Bridgepoint Education. The state is accusing them of recruiting thousands of low-income students on false ...

The San Diego Superior Court ruled in the state of California’s favor in a lawsuit against Ashford University, an online, for-profit institution, and its parent company, Zovio, according to a press ...

Online Ashford University fined $22M for misleading students A bachelor’s degree cost between $40,000-$60,000, and only about a quarter of students graduated with many defaulting on loans.

UA bought Ashford University’s assets from Zovio for $1 in Dec. 2020. Ashford was rebranded as the University of Arizona Global Campus and was affiliated with UA.

Ashford filed a motion in federal court last week against VA Secretary David J. Shulkin seeking to overturn the agency’s action, essentially accusing the VA of making law arbitrarily.

The Western Association of Schools and Colleges dealt a stinging blow to Bridgepoint Education Inc. on Monday by rejecting the for-profit’s accreditation bid for its Ashford University. The decision ...