Specific Schools

Ashford University

Veterans Education Success is closely monitoring Ashford University’s attempts to maintain GI Bill access in light of Ashford’s significant consumer fraud against students and attempts to deceive VA:

• Decision of the US Federal Circuit Court to Dismiss Ashford University’s Lawsuit against VA | March 3, 2020
• California’s assertion of authority to continue approving and disapproving schools, regardless of VA’s suspension | Sept. 10, 2019
• VA’s suspension of California as a State Approving Agency, based in part on California’s refusal to act on Ashford and California’s disapprovals of other schools | Sept. 6, 2019
• California’s response to VA’s letter requiring it to act on Ashford’s application | Jan. 15, 2019
• VA’s letter to California requiring it to act on Ashford’s application | Jan. 2, 2019
• California declines to act on Ashford’s second request for approval to serve GI Bill students | Dec. 14, 2018
• Ashford petitions US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit for an extension of time to file a motion while negotiations with VA continue over state approval | Dec. 7, 2018
• VA’s letter to California regarding its contract performance and disagreements with California’s disapprovals of some schools | Aug. 24, 2018
• California response to VES’ FOIA request showing US Department of Veterans Affairs employees who have a conflict of interest because they are also on payroll at Ashford | April 4, 2018
• California declines to act on Ashford’s request for approval to serve GI Bill students | Feb. 21, 2018
• California Attorney General sues Ashford for deceptive recruiting and marketing and abuses of students in financial products | Nov. 29, 2017
• Ashford sues VA | Nov. 21, 2017
• Senators’ Letter urging Defense Secretary Mattis to warn Servicemembers attending Ashford and to cease new enrollments | Nov. 21, 2017
• Senators’ Letter urging VA Secretary Shulkin to warn GI Bill students attending Ashford | Nov. 21, 2017
• Student Veterans of America cautions students about continued enrollment at Ashford University | Nov. 20, 2017
• VA Announces Potential Probation of Ashford | Nov. 9, 2017
• VA Letter to Ashford Denying Arizona as “main campus” | Nov. 9, 2017
• VA Notice to GI Bill Students at Ashford | Nov. 9, 2017
• VES Report: Ashford’s Fight to Maintain GI Bill Access Raises Questions about the Enforcement and the Adequacy of Statutory Requirements | Nov. 9, 2017
• VES Compilation of a Sampling of Ashford Student Veteran Complaints
• Chronicle of Higher Education expose: “Inside the Scramble to Save Ashford U: How Political Maneuvering Kept GI Bill Funds Flowing to a For-Profit University” | Nov. 9, 2017
• Bridgepoint Company response to VA action | Nov. 9, 2017
  • Bridgepoint SEC filing | Nov. 14, 2017
• VA Letter to Ashford re: Iowa and Arizona facility codes | Sept. 13, 2017
• VA Letter to Arizona SAA denying approval of Ashford | Aug. 3, 2017
• VA Letter to Arizona SAA continuing to deny approval of Ashford | Aug. 17, 2017
• Arizona SAA approval of Ashford | July 6, 2017 | and VA’s response
• Arizona’s Application Form for an Out of State License | Arizona’s licensure procedure and requirements
• VA Alert to Students: Ashford University Update — You can continue to attend Ashford beyond August 16th | Aug. 4, 2017
• Ashford e-mail to students | July 26, 2017
• VA Alert to Students: Critical Information for Students Attending Ashford University on the GI Bill | July 20, 2017
• Iowa District Court Rejects Ashford University’s Claims, Effectively Pushing it Out of GI Bill | July 17, 2017
• VA Alert to Students: Information for Students Attending Ashford University on the GI Bill | June 6, 2016
• Ashford CA SAA Application | table of contents
  • Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16, Part 17, Part 18, Part 19, Part 20, Part 21, Part 22, Part 23, Part 24, Part 25, Part 26
• 2015 Consent Order by US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for Ashford’s deceiving students about its institutional loan scheme

American InterContinental, Colorado Tech, and Trident – owned by Perdoceo (formerly Career Ed Corporation)

• The Capitol Forum: Perdoceo Education Corporation: Department of Education Defers $39M of Title IV Money from 2019 to 2020 to Save AIU from Violating 90/10; Experts Expect Congressional Scrutiny (March 2020)

ECPI

• Virginia Department of Veterans Services Withdraws GI Bill Approval for Medical Careers Institute (MCI) – School of Health Science of ECPI University, Virginia Beach Campus | Dec. 2015
• ECPI’s pass/fail rates on the Nursing exam
• Irene Coons, University of Nevada, Las Vegas | Use of Standardized Tests Within Nursing Education Programs

Grand Canyon University

Education Department’s denial of non-profit status to the for-profit college Grand Canyon University (Nov. 2019)

ITT Tech

• VA Notice to ITT Students re: Loan Forgiveness Options | Nov. 2016
• Important Announcement for Students Using the GI Bill at ITT Educational Services, Inc.
• CalVet Suspends GI Bill Approval for ITT

DeVry

• VA Reprimands DeVry University Based On Federal Lawsuit, GI Bill Complaints

University of Phoenix

• University of Phoenix Barred From Enrolling Veterans in 7 Programs

Other Schools

• VA Notice: Safeguarding the Integrity of the GI Bill | March 2017
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