Consumer advocates and critics of for-profit education echoed many reservations expressed by Arizona faculty members about Ashford’s reputation.

“We have serious concerns about this deal,” said Carrie Wofford, president of Veterans Education Success. “Just last week, we submitted evidence to VA and the California GI Bill oversight body about Ashford’s rampant deceptive and misleading enrollment practices,” she said in an email.

Read the full story by Inside Higher Ed, “Arizona-Ashford Backlash Begins” published August 4, 2020.