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The university enrolled more than 15,000 active-duty military students and nearly 8,000 veterans and other students using GI Bill benefits in fiscal 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The suit filed in Alameda County Superior Court says school representatives lied to prospective students over how much financial aid they could get, the costs of attending, how many academic credits from other schools would transfer to Ashford or from Ashford to other institutions, and about Ashford\u2019s ability to prepare students for careers including teaching, medical billing and social work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It says many of the school\u2019s roughly 40,000 students had low incomes and were unable to pay their tuition and other debts, yet Ashford threatened students and imposed unlawful debt collection fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than two-thirds received federal student aid, according to the lawsuit. 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The suit asks a judge to reimburse students, impose civil penalties, and bar the school from similar practices in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anna Davison, the school\u2019s vice president of corporate communications and investor relations, said Bridgepoint 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She said Ashford has improved the lives of thousands of students \u201cby providing a high-quality education that serves communities and gives families the opportunity to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The school will fight the lawsuit, Davison wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Ashford is also fighting to maintain its eligibility to educate GI Bill students in an ongoing clash with the Department of Veterans Affairs. The university has been unable to procure the appropriate state-level approval required for federal approval to receive VA funds, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/education-transition\/education\/2017\/11\/13\/ashford-universitys-gi-bill-eligibility-on-the-chopping-block-once-more\/\" title=\"\">earlier this month<\/a>, VA officials gave Ashford 60 days to comply with the law. 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