The former Ashford University repeatedly lied to students over a decade about the cost, time requirement and value of its degree program, making the education they obtained “effectively worthless,” the U.S. Education Department found in an independent review.

2005 The Sisters of St. Francis ended their long history of sponsorship of the university in 2005. Bridgepoint Education, Inc. purchased The Franciscan University of the Prairies on March 9, 2005, and it was renamed Ashford University.

The University of Arizona Global Campus (formerly Ashford University) is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), 1001 Marina Village Parkway, Suite 402, Alameda, CA 94501.

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In 2015, Ashford entered into a confidential settlement with a former student who had sued the school for inducing students to enroll by systematically concealing material information and making purposeful misrepresentations, pressuring students to enroll with illegal recruiting tactics, and misleading students ...

Even though it did not finalize the acquisition and assume control of the institution, Ashford University was renamed the University of Arizona Global Campus. Zovio continued as the campus's online program manager until UAGC terminated its contract with Zovio in 2022.

The U of Arizona's foundation became the owner of a new nonprofit corporation to hold Ashford's educational operations, which were rebranded as the University of Arizona Global Campus, or UAGC.

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How does this change impact Ashford University's accreditation? Global Campus will continue to be accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC). In 2019, the university's accreditation was reaffirmed by WSCUC for six years with the next reaffirmation review scheduled for spring 2025.

the University of Arizona Global Campus Even though it did not finalize the acquisition and assume control of the institution, Ashford University was renamed the University of Arizona Global Campus. Zovio continued as the campus's online program manager until UAGC terminated its contract with Zovio in 2022. The acquisition was completed three years later.

The teenage girl, repeatedly punched and kicked in the head, was injured in a violent altercation that resulted in free-for-all fight that saw a 'mother' and her children unleashed violence on the helpless black girl.

In 2017, the California Department of Justice brought a lawsuit against Ashford and Zovio (which at the time was known as Bridgepoint Education) arguing that the for-profit college and its leadership engaged in numerous practices that misled and deceived prospective Ashford students.