I have been going to Ashford University since JanuaryEvery month since January, I had have a class each monthin my final week of class for July, I noticed that I didn't have any classes for August, so I focused on family members that were in the hospital and gaining more hours at work to fill up my free time from schoolI didn't get any emails regarding no classes until August from my academic advisor Hale Soyster The email on August was exclaiming that the school had knowledge that there was a gap in my schedule and I had a time limit to fill out a academic leave or I will be kicked out of the schoolSince I didn't see the email until August 17, I got kicked out of their school and I have to start paying back the student loan before I can take classes againWhile attending Ashford University, they were really organized about keeping my online classes organized and ready for me to attend until August
When I first enrolled at Ashford University, the enrollment service
After commencing classes at Ashford University on 1/10/17, I have encountered a significant amount of serious issues involving negligence and deceptive practices with the University's Enrollment, Advising and Financial Aid & Services departmentsTo begin, I was ill-advised regarding what was described by Ashford enrollment staff that a course titled EXPwas necessary and transferable to other colleges; I recently discovered this was not the case after speaking to several other schools directly, and that this course will not transfer to many outside universitiesIt has further been realized that as a licensed, practicing nurse with many years of college experience and credits, this course was profoundly unnecessaryThe cost of this unnecessary course was $1464, including books and fees -- this was cash-paid to the University upon commencement of courses
In addition to the above deceptive practice on behalf of Ashford University enrollment staff, I have experienced several
I have been going around in circles with several members of the staff to enroll back in schoolI have been given the run around several timesI have been told by certain staff members I have to wait a certain amount of time to enroll back in school (to which I did) when it was time for me to enroll back I was told, I couldn't enroll because I had a balance, come to fine out that was incorrect, I was told once I was on the payment plan I can enroll backI set up the payment plan and Its still being issues with enrollmentI also find out I was given 3/NA's when I explained to my advisor at the time he kept scheduling me with an instructor that did not allow students to post assignments when its convenient for themI went to this school before and I have been able to post all off my assignments on Tuesdays and my discussion comments, then later in the week I was able to meet atten***ce (this worked for me because of my work schedule)This particular new instructor didn't allow po
I didn't complete my Science course with Ashford University because I decided to finish them with *** *** ***I was taking one class a month at Ashford UniversityOnce I attended *** (*** *** ***, I received a phone call from Ashford close to the end of the month if I were planning to return to AshfordThe re-entry advisor mentioned that I should make a decision before April because my balance would go to collectionI mentioned that I would return to Ashford by JanuaryOnce I completed my courses at ***, I called Ashford because I desire to finish my education at a lower priceThe financial aid office or account office advisor said she does not know how much funds were used or if they were planning to keep the fundsShe advised me to call *** to see if those funds are still pending; *** said those funds are not pendingI called Ashford to see when should I start class again, but I did not get an exact answerI called again and
I was in a course MGTand *** *** was the instructor My computer crashed, mind you this is an online college, and I sent her two videos of the computer and what it was doing I asked for a one day extension and she denied it stating that it was "an excuse." My computer was not up and running until the next morning, the day the final was due My computer wiped everything to include my final I informed her of this She told me "you know that free computers are available at any public library and community college--for everyone's use, right? We have many public Libraries
and community colleges in the country" She then reiterated in another email minutes later stating that "free computers are available at any public library and community college in this country--for everyone's use." First off, I serve this country, I do not need my instructor to be condescending toward me and tell me what is free in this country Second, I am not capable of taking my two kids with me t
Ashford's University is strictly what it claims to be a school for PROFITAshford's makes their money on how many students they retainAshford's University retention rate is highAshford's care nothing for the student; just making money
I attended Ashford University twice I first attended from January, until September, At that time, I graduated with a major GPA of and a cumulative undergraduate GPA of On the morning that I received an email that my degree was in the mailed, three hours later I received an email from a Dan B*** that I let another student use my assignments as their own I called the number that was in the email and left several messages This person never called me back or sent any other emails I have never spoke to this person I had to call and try to find someone who knew what was going on Everyone that I talked to for three hours did not know what I was talking about Eight months after getting everything straighten out, I had to retake six courses that the other person turn in my work over In July, 2014, they did it to me again Now, they are saying that I must take seven courses The other problems I experienced with Ashford University:
• Changed my advisor multiple times (without consulting me?),
• Changed my academic progress report to make it appear I need additional courses, and
• Attempted to compel me to re-take at least six courses, without a preceding hearing, including a course taken on a pass/fail basis (which I passed)
I have reached out to the departments of education in Clinton, Iowa and San Diego, CaliforniaI also shared my complaint with the district attorneys of Clinton, Iowa and San Diego, CaliforniaI have requested investigation by these authorities into several factors that seem suspicious to meThese factors are:
Another student used my work and called it his/her own for a year (after I notified the school of the falsification) without penalty,
I used school-approved reference sources and was penalized, however coworkers used the same reference sources and were not penalized,
Over the to period, I assisted at least seven of my student peers to achieve at least passing work, but my own work in similar courses during the same time frame is deemed ‘unsatisfactory’
Now, Ashford in Clinton, Iowa is closed and the department of education will not investigate since they are no longer in Clinton, Iowa My concern has developed into grief and debt over my struggles with Ashford UniversityIf anyone knows of an attorney that can help me, please let me knowI also have a copy of the letter from the student that stole my assignments and turn them in as her own I greatly appreciated it
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My name is *** *** and I am a former student at Ashford UniversityI started at this school on 9/29/and I never really had any issues other than not receiving all of my funds in a timely mannerI was doing great at the school and at my prior school, I only had a few classes to complete to get my AS degree so my intentions were to return afterwardsHowever, now I am at a point where I don't want to even go back to Ashford University as a student because they are crooked and are only looking out for their best interestsThey had a problem with me withdrawing from the school so they stuck me with a balance of $1,and now I am unable to obtain my official transcript so that I can further my educationThe entire issue of this matter is if you owe someone they wouldn't want to keep dealing with youThis school has been sending me emails and placing phone calls wanting me to return and they even said if I go back that they can recover some of my fundsThis sounds very suspicious to me and I question their honestyI spoke with a guy named Christian over the phone and he told me that $4,was sent back to my lender during the time that I was enrolledI just think this school needs to be investigated because things aren't adding upAll I ever wanted to do is finish school so that my family and I can have better lives and to go through this is a bunch of mess to meNow I have to continue struggling because of a school that I trustedI know that I should have a zero balance but one thing about it Ashford University will not get away with this one and I am going to make sure of that
Bridgepoint Education/Ashford will not stop calling about enrolling in schoolI contacted and spoke to them in July I enrolled somewhere elseI told Ashford this, there is no reason to continue to call meI also sent them a cease and desist email last winter to stop contacting meMy number is on a do not call listI have no landlineI have installed call and text blockers on my cellI have a spam filter on my phone as well, due to Bridgepoint Education/AshfordI feel at this point, almost a year now, it is harrasementI strongly suspect they have distributed or sold my number/information to other spam/call partiesI live by the law, so should Bridgepoint Education/Ashford
I transferred from Ashford to another universityI was notified by my current university that I needed my transcripts sent over from AshfordI cannot access my account because of holdsI called and was told that I owe Ashford 12,and this amount has to be paid in fullI asked to have a copy of my ledger card and they emailed it to meAfter reviewing it I do not understand where they are getting this amount from
My loans are from the government and are therefore a debt until I graduate from collegeAfter graduation I am allowed six months before I have to start repayment of my loans to the governmentI do not pay Ashford directly because my loans come from the governmentNo one has been able to tell me where these charges come from expect that I did not pass three of the seven classes I was takingMy understanding is that if I would have stayed with Ashford and after graduation I would still owe them money which isn't trueWhen they sent my loans back to the
I was attending Ashford from 2012-and I was never notified that my financial aid ran out and they handed me a bill for 5,dollars and refused to take any accountability for this issue I was told by my advisor it was the accounting departments job to notify me when and if my financial aid was maxing out they let continue to take classes with no job or salary to pay for these classes and then turn a bill over to me I couldn't pay Why would you continue to give me classes when no aid was available and then hit me with a bill
I have a few concerns with this establishmentMy first concern is the school forcing me to retake a course (at a 100% cost to myself) based on a negative grade I was given by a professor who stated that there was 79% similarity in my paper when the originality report is showing 2%This is a substantial difference in numbers and does not warrant the professor scoring all of my papers as a zeroI have appealed this grade with the supporting paperwork and they school has backed the decision original scoring with the "subjective" opinion vs actual concrete factual material that comes from a computerized programAdditional concerns is the that school is taking back money that was from a grant and charging my account back that moneyAll of my tuition up to the start of was paid for between my employer and a Leadership Development Grant from the schoolNo money was to be paid out of my pocketPrior to finishing the second session of my schooling (using student loan money) the bala
I emailed the school earlier today, and am very upset with their financial aid practicesWhen I began my BA degree in 2014, I signed up for the maximum amount of my loans so that I will be able to live during the time I was taking courses During the past years, the school has eaten through all of my student loans, I have received less than *** in stipends over that period Last month I called the school because I was concerned about my last classes due to the last award letter I had received, I was then informed that they were notified that I no longer had funding through the Federal Government and that I owed them an estimated *** or they would put a hold on my diploma and transcriptsI was told that even though I am a disabled student that I needed to start paying them ASAP On the 11th of this month, they received the final payment from the Federal Government, and my account is showing an estimated *** outstanding balanceUpon further investigation, I found out
I attended Ashford in 2010-and had many problems The adviser wrongly informed me about the accreditation, when I complained about an issue with an instructor it went unresolved, and when I wanted to drop a course due to these issues, they still charged me for it I went through their Dispute Resolution process and even though I sent supporting information, they didn't consider any of it Very disappointing experience
I Was let go from ash ford university due to a failing grade on the other hand I was in the middle of getting accommodations for classes I contacted someone days in advance to let them know I needed accommodations What bothers me is that they didn't even bother to contact me and ask me if I needed accommodations for classes I want to return to ashford but on the other hand they charge for things they don't need to charge forI didn't go to the school I went online and was charged for room and board and I live at home'I am currently looking into other schoolsif they were any good school they would have contacted me asking me if I needed accommodations or anything of the sort instead of booting me out when I tried my besti wouldn't recommend this school to anyone
This School is a sham I spent more than five years working for a bachelor's degree Not only did they not let me know that I owed a balance of $1,200, after spending more than $57,in student loans They also are holding my degree hostage until the outstanding balance is paid I could have paid this with an additional loan, but now that I am a "graduate" they are harassing me and telling me that I have to pay this balance out of pocket My transcript and diploma are being held hostage by this institution, hindering my ability to find a job in my field Thanks Ashford, for being a gold digging institution I regret that you were allowed any money for my degree
I am currently enrolled with Ashford University, in the beginning I had no issuesBut I received an email from my advisor stating I was placed into the wrong courseI had already taken this course when I was active dutyI was in the beginning of my second week and was advised if I quite the course I would have to pay back my GI BillI felt this was unfair because they control scheduling and transcriptsI should not have been penalized for the lack of schedulingThe main concern is my advisor didn't even bother to call me, instead he sent an email to let me know I would have to pay it back if I left the courseHe was unprofessional and didn't even bother to provide other optionsI did let him know I was going to report the situationHe still chose to do nothing
My finacail aid should have been released in November but they held it and charges me twice for a classIt is now February and they admitted to the mistake that I have called about numerous times but still refuse to disperse the moneyI have the emails proving this along with my finance statements showing that it should have been released to me in NovemberIt has built interest and they are just holding and giving me the run aroundI have caught them in numerous lies but they don't care
I was attending Ashford University (Online) pursuing a Bachelors of Business degreeThe convenience of being able to go to school online and be able to work a full time job is what lead me to this school My goal was to complete my degree and be able to find a job with my degree The counselors and advisors that I talked to when I was getting ready to attend Ashford, almost guaranteed that I would be able to better myself with this degree and be able to find management position in which at the time I was already a supervisor at my old job I started school everything was going well til they started raising there per credit cost and it felt like they were doing it every six months and probably still do Over the course of completing my degree I had dropped out because I felt I was spending more than what they said it would cost I was sent to a collection agency twice for not completing a course which I drop out of in the first two weeks I ended up settling with the collection
I have been going to Ashford University since JanuaryEvery month since January, I had have a class each monthin my final week of class for July, I noticed that I didn't have any classes for August, so I focused on family members that were in the hospital and gaining more hours at work to fill up my free time from schoolI didn't get any emails regarding no classes until August from my academic advisor Hale Soyster The email on August was exclaiming that the school had knowledge that there was a gap in my schedule and I had a time limit to fill out a academic leave or I will be kicked out of the schoolSince I didn't see the email until August 17, I got kicked out of their school and I have to start paying back the student loan before I can take classes againWhile attending Ashford University, they were really organized about keeping my online classes organized and ready for me to attend until August
When I first enrolled at Ashford University, the enrollment service
After commencing classes at Ashford University on 1/10/17, I have encountered a significant amount of serious issues involving negligence and deceptive practices with the University's Enrollment, Advising and Financial Aid & Services departmentsTo begin, I was ill-advised regarding what was described by Ashford enrollment staff that a course titled EXPwas necessary and transferable to other colleges; I recently discovered this was not the case after speaking to several other schools directly, and that this course will not transfer to many outside universitiesIt has further been realized that as a licensed, practicing nurse with many years of college experience and credits, this course was profoundly unnecessaryThe cost of this unnecessary course was $1464, including books and fees -- this was cash-paid to the University upon commencement of courses
In addition to the above deceptive practice on behalf of Ashford University enrollment staff, I have experienced several
I have been going around in circles with several members of the staff to enroll back in schoolI have been given the run around several timesI have been told by certain staff members I have to wait a certain amount of time to enroll back in school (to which I did) when it was time for me to enroll back I was told, I couldn't enroll because I had a balance, come to fine out that was incorrect, I was told once I was on the payment plan I can enroll backI set up the payment plan and Its still being issues with enrollmentI also find out I was given 3/NA's when I explained to my advisor at the time he kept scheduling me with an instructor that did not allow students to post assignments when its convenient for themI went to this school before and I have been able to post all off my assignments on Tuesdays and my discussion comments, then later in the week I was able to meet atten***ce (this worked for me because of my work schedule)This particular new instructor didn't allow po
I didn't complete my Science course with Ashford University because I decided to finish them with *** *** ***I was taking one class a month at Ashford UniversityOnce I attended *** (*** *** ***, I received a phone call from Ashford close to the end of the month if I were planning to return to AshfordThe re-entry advisor mentioned that I should make a decision before April because my balance would go to collectionI mentioned that I would return to Ashford by JanuaryOnce I completed my courses at ***, I called Ashford because I desire to finish my education at a lower priceThe financial aid office or account office advisor said she does not know how much funds were used or if they were planning to keep the fundsShe advised me to call *** to see if those funds are still pending; *** said those funds are not pendingI called Ashford to see when should I start class again, but I did not get an exact answerI called again and
I was in a course MGTand *** *** was the instructor My computer crashed, mind you this is an online college, and I sent her two videos of the computer and what it was doing I asked for a one day extension and she denied it stating that it was "an excuse." My computer was not up and running until the next morning, the day the final was due My computer wiped everything to include my final I informed her of this She told me "you know that free computers are available at any public library and community college--for everyone's use, right? We have many public Libraries
and community colleges in the country" She then reiterated in another email minutes later stating that "free computers are available at any public library and community college in this country--for everyone's use." First off, I serve this country, I do not need my instructor to be condescending toward me and tell me what is free in this country Second, I am not capable of taking my two kids with me t
Ashford's University is strictly what it claims to be a school for PROFITAshford's makes their money on how many students they retainAshford's University retention rate is highAshford's care nothing for the student; just making money
I attended Ashford University twice I first attended from January, until September, At that time, I graduated with a major GPA of and a cumulative undergraduate GPA of On the morning that I received an email that my degree was in the mailed, three hours later I received an email from a Dan B*** that I let another student use my assignments as their own I called the number that was in the email and left several messages This person never called me back or sent any other emails I have never spoke to this person I had to call and try to find someone who knew what was going on Everyone that I talked to for three hours did not know what I was talking about Eight months after getting everything straighten out, I had to retake six courses that the other person turn in my work over In July, 2014, they did it to me again Now, they are saying that I must take seven courses The other problems I experienced with Ashford University:
• Changed my advisor multiple times (without consulting me?),
• Changed my academic progress report to make it appear I need additional courses, and
• Attempted to compel me to re-take at least six courses, without a preceding hearing, including a course taken on a pass/fail basis (which I passed)
I have reached out to the departments of education in Clinton, Iowa and San Diego, CaliforniaI also shared my complaint with the district attorneys of Clinton, Iowa and San Diego, CaliforniaI have requested investigation by these authorities into several factors that seem suspicious to meThese factors are:
Another student used my work and called it his/her own for a year (after I notified the school of the falsification) without penalty,
I used school-approved reference sources and was penalized, however coworkers used the same reference sources and were not penalized,
Over the to period, I assisted at least seven of my student peers to achieve at least passing work, but my own work in similar courses during the same time frame is deemed ‘unsatisfactory’
Now, Ashford in Clinton, Iowa is closed and the department of education will not investigate since they are no longer in Clinton, Iowa My concern has developed into grief and debt over my struggles with Ashford UniversityIf anyone knows of an attorney that can help me, please let me knowI also have a copy of the letter from the student that stole my assignments and turn them in as her own I greatly appreciated it
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My name is *** *** and I am a former student at Ashford UniversityI started at this school on 9/29/and I never really had any issues other than not receiving all of my funds in a timely mannerI was doing great at the school and at my prior school, I only had a few classes to complete to get my AS degree so my intentions were to return afterwardsHowever, now I am at a point where I don't want to even go back to Ashford University as a student because they are crooked and are only looking out for their best interestsThey had a problem with me withdrawing from the school so they stuck me with a balance of $1,and now I am unable to obtain my official transcript so that I can further my educationThe entire issue of this matter is if you owe someone they wouldn't want to keep dealing with youThis school has been sending me emails and placing phone calls wanting me to return and they even said if I go back that they can recover some of my fundsThis sounds very suspicious to me and I question their honestyI spoke with a guy named Christian over the phone and he told me that $4,was sent back to my lender during the time that I was enrolledI just think this school needs to be investigated because things aren't adding upAll I ever wanted to do is finish school so that my family and I can have better lives and to go through this is a bunch of mess to meNow I have to continue struggling because of a school that I trustedI know that I should have a zero balance but one thing about it Ashford University will not get away with this one and I am going to make sure of that
Bridgepoint Education/Ashford will not stop calling about enrolling in schoolI contacted and spoke to them in July I enrolled somewhere elseI told Ashford this, there is no reason to continue to call meI also sent them a cease and desist email last winter to stop contacting meMy number is on a do not call listI have no landlineI have installed call and text blockers on my cellI have a spam filter on my phone as well, due to Bridgepoint Education/AshfordI feel at this point, almost a year now, it is harrasementI strongly suspect they have distributed or sold my number/information to other spam/call partiesI live by the law, so should Bridgepoint Education/Ashford
I transferred from Ashford to another universityI was notified by my current university that I needed my transcripts sent over from AshfordI cannot access my account because of holdsI called and was told that I owe Ashford 12,and this amount has to be paid in fullI asked to have a copy of my ledger card and they emailed it to meAfter reviewing it I do not understand where they are getting this amount from
My loans are from the government and are therefore a debt until I graduate from collegeAfter graduation I am allowed six months before I have to start repayment of my loans to the governmentI do not pay Ashford directly because my loans come from the governmentNo one has been able to tell me where these charges come from expect that I did not pass three of the seven classes I was takingMy understanding is that if I would have stayed with Ashford and after graduation I would still owe them money which isn't trueWhen they sent my loans back to the
I was attending Ashford from 2012-and I was never notified that my financial aid ran out and they handed me a bill for 5,dollars and refused to take any accountability for this issue I was told by my advisor it was the accounting departments job to notify me when and if my financial aid was maxing out they let continue to take classes with no job or salary to pay for these classes and then turn a bill over to me I couldn't pay Why would you continue to give me classes when no aid was available and then hit me with a bill
I have a few concerns with this establishmentMy first concern is the school forcing me to retake a course (at a 100% cost to myself) based on a negative grade I was given by a professor who stated that there was 79% similarity in my paper when the originality report is showing 2%This is a substantial difference in numbers and does not warrant the professor scoring all of my papers as a zeroI have appealed this grade with the supporting paperwork and they school has backed the decision original scoring with the "subjective" opinion vs actual concrete factual material that comes from a computerized programAdditional concerns is the that school is taking back money that was from a grant and charging my account back that moneyAll of my tuition up to the start of was paid for between my employer and a Leadership Development Grant from the schoolNo money was to be paid out of my pocketPrior to finishing the second session of my schooling (using student loan money) the bala
I emailed the school earlier today, and am very upset with their financial aid practicesWhen I began my BA degree in 2014, I signed up for the maximum amount of my loans so that I will be able to live during the time I was taking courses During the past years, the school has eaten through all of my student loans, I have received less than *** in stipends over that period Last month I called the school because I was concerned about my last classes due to the last award letter I had received, I was then informed that they were notified that I no longer had funding through the Federal Government and that I owed them an estimated *** or they would put a hold on my diploma and transcriptsI was told that even though I am a disabled student that I needed to start paying them ASAP On the 11th of this month, they received the final payment from the Federal Government, and my account is showing an estimated *** outstanding balanceUpon further investigation, I found out
I attended Ashford in 2010-and had many problems The adviser wrongly informed me about the accreditation, when I complained about an issue with an instructor it went unresolved, and when I wanted to drop a course due to these issues, they still charged me for it I went through their Dispute Resolution process and even though I sent supporting information, they didn't consider any of it Very disappointing experience
I Was let go from ash ford university due to a failing grade on the other hand I was in the middle of getting accommodations for classes I contacted someone days in advance to let them know I needed accommodations What bothers me is that they didn't even bother to contact me and ask me if I needed accommodations for classes I want to return to ashford but on the other hand they charge for things they don't need to charge forI didn't go to the school I went online and was charged for room and board and I live at home'I am currently looking into other schoolsif they were any good school they would have contacted me asking me if I needed accommodations or anything of the sort instead of booting me out when I tried my besti wouldn't recommend this school to anyone
This School is a sham I spent more than five years working for a bachelor's degree Not only did they not let me know that I owed a balance of $1,200, after spending more than $57,in student loans They also are holding my degree hostage until the outstanding balance is paid I could have paid this with an additional loan, but now that I am a "graduate" they are harassing me and telling me that I have to pay this balance out of pocket My transcript and diploma are being held hostage by this institution, hindering my ability to find a job in my field Thanks Ashford, for being a gold digging institution I regret that you were allowed any money for my degree
I am currently enrolled with Ashford University, in the beginning I had no issuesBut I received an email from my advisor stating I was placed into the wrong courseI had already taken this course when I was active dutyI was in the beginning of my second week and was advised if I quite the course I would have to pay back my GI BillI felt this was unfair because they control scheduling and transcriptsI should not have been penalized for the lack of schedulingThe main concern is my advisor didn't even bother to call me, instead he sent an email to let me know I would have to pay it back if I left the courseHe was unprofessional and didn't even bother to provide other optionsI did let him know I was going to report the situationHe still chose to do nothing
My finacail aid should have been released in November but they held it and charges me twice for a classIt is now February and they admitted to the mistake that I have called about numerous times but still refuse to disperse the moneyI have the emails proving this along with my finance statements showing that it should have been released to me in NovemberIt has built interest and they are just holding and giving me the run aroundI have caught them in numerous lies but they don't care
I was attending Ashford University (Online) pursuing a Bachelors of Business degreeThe convenience of being able to go to school online and be able to work a full time job is what lead me to this school My goal was to complete my degree and be able to find a job with my degree The counselors and advisors that I talked to when I was getting ready to attend Ashford, almost guaranteed that I would be able to better myself with this degree and be able to find management position in which at the time I was already a supervisor at my old job I started school everything was going well til they started raising there per credit cost and it felt like they were doing it every six months and probably still do Over the course of completing my degree I had dropped out because I felt I was spending more than what they said it would cost I was sent to a collection agency twice for not completing a course which I drop out of in the first two weeks I ended up settling with the collection