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Show tvEDNESDAY, DECEt,IBER 11 - 3 DIXIESIINNEWS.COM California sues university for ripping off students ANNA M. PHILLIPS little away from to crack efforts a Obaina-ercolleges, down on a step is taking Ca 'donna void. into the regulatory on Monday, California General Xavier Attorney at a news announced Be Cerra Francisco in San conference of value in return. Ashford has an enrollment of about 43,000 students, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education, which published an investigation of the university earlier this month. It called the school "a poster child for the ills of the college sector." Becerra described Ashford as a "nightmare" for students. It is "an institution that professed to provide higher education but was making a ton of money instead," he is that the state said. BY INS I As the Trump adminis- Le tration backs :' for-prof- it Lre Is Lavt tsed d ge )11r nl for-pro- fit nto vice president of corporate Speaking on the campus of San Francisco State University, Becerra noted that unlike the state school, Ashford University doesn't have libraries, laboratories or classrooms. And yet, he said, it charges students about considerably more to $60,390, according the lawsuit, for an online bachelor's degree. Most of its students do not graduate and those who do often emerge saddled with debt and unable to find employment in the field related to their degree, according to the lawsuit. Becerra said the median student loan debt of an Ashford graduate is $34,000. Anna Davison, Bridgeport's communications and investor relations, said the company will "vigorously defend this case." "Bridgepoint's institutions serve as a model for how online education can better the lives of people who did not, or who were unable to, pursue more traditional avenues to degrees," Davison said in a statement. California's lawsuit alleges that Ashford turned its admissions office into a sales department with a "boiler room" culture. It required employees to hit enrollment quotas. To do so, admissions counselors often either told applicants that federal financial aid would cover all of their expenses or promised them they would receive brick-andmort- for-pro- fit suing Ashford University and its parent company Bridgepoint Education. The online-onl- y state has accused the school of misleading students about its tuition costs, burying them in student loan debt and offering North Carolina. Although Bridgepoint Education is based in San Diego, Ashford enrolled students across the U.S. According to the Chronicle, Bridgepoint is also under investigation by attorneys general in New York and ar more aid than they had a right to expect. The university targeted students, minorities and students who were the first in their families to go to college, according to the lawsuit. Recruiting veterans was also central to the university's strategy. Students who get tuition assistance from the GI Bill and other military programs make up about a quarter of its enrollment, the Chronicle low-inco- VjSj in 7t, , 66 , n - Sunday December Christmas Eve Service for-prof- grew exponentiallywith its enrollment swelling to more than 80,000 students in 2011 Bridgeport Education's it at (800) or oag. 952-522- 5 ca.govireport. (c)2017 Los Angeles Times. si ti r - - itc-4- tr. . ' ' , - t t' . t I 4"; 4th Sunday of Advent Service - Saturday December 23, 5:30 p.m. D. permanent injunction barring Ashford from "similar activities in the future." Becerra encouraged former Ashford students and college students who believe they may have experienced similar treatment by other universities to file a complaint with his office. According to the lawsuit, the vast majority of Ashford's earnings come from federally subsidized student loans and grants. As the university Regular Service Times w Holy Eucharist: Saturdays: - 5:30 p.m. Sundays - 10:30 a.m. Wednesday - Noon (in the chapel) viV filings by inflating its success preparing its graduates for jobs. The state is seeking restitution for students and civil penalties, as well as a said. Grace Episcopal Church ha revenue climbed. The company made $968 million in 2012. 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