Ashford University
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| Type | For-profit (: BPI) |
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| Established | 1918 |
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Parent institution
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Bridgepoint Education |
| President | Craig D. Swenson |
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Academic staff
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3,581 |
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Administrative staff
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400 |
| Students | 48,895 (online) |
| Location | San Diego (headquarters), California, United States |
| Colors | Purple and Gold |
| Nickname | The Saints |
| Website | www.ashford.edu |
Coordinates: 41°51′04″N 90°11′53″W / 41.851°N 90.198°W
Ashford University is an online for-profit university headquartered in San Diego, California. It is the largest educational holding of Bridgepoint Education. The university offers associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees in more than 50 degree programs online.
The university consists of four colleges: the Forbes School of Business, the College of Education, the College of Health, Human Services, and Science, and the College of Liberal Arts.
Ashford is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission.
Ashford University previously operated a physical campus in Clinton, Iowa; it closed in 2016.
In 2016, the Iowa Department of Education notified Ashford that it would discontinue approval for GI Bill benefits after June 30.
Ashford University's campus was established in 1893 as the Mount St. Clare Academy, a boarding and day school for girls. The idea for this school formed when Father James A. Murray invited the Sisters of St. Francis to help teach in Clinton, Iowa. The new Mount St. Clare building was erected for this school in 1910 and remains in use through 2016.
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