Coordinates: 41°51′04″N 90°11′53″W / 41.851°N 90.198°W / 41.851; -90.198 The University of Arizona Global Campus, formerly Ashford University, is an online university "operated in affiliation with the University of Arizona." In 2020, Ashford University was acquired by the University of Arizona, becoming the University of Arizona Global Campus. Zovio, a for-profit higher education corporation and Ashford's former owner, is the campus's online program manager. It has been implicated in multiple scandals, including improper teaching methods, fraud against consumers, targeting mentally ill veterans, and mismanaging credit balances and leaves of absence. Until 2020, Ashford University was a holding of Zovio (formerly called Bridgepoint Education), a for-profit education technology services company. The school is an open enrollment institution serving working adults and offers associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in more than 50 degree programs online. The university consists of five colleges: the Division of General Education, the Forbes School of Business & Technology (FSBT), the College of Education, the College of Health, Human Services, and Science, and the College of Liberal Arts. The University of Arizona Global Campus is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission with Notice of Concern.
