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As a student myself the books are published by McGraw-Hill (it says so on the side of the textbook), which publishes many text books for all schools, both public and private (for profit). Presenting this school like it is the sole school responsible for everything is irresponsible. You could have easily plotted many schools in here and the article wouldn't have changed much. The OIG has been inspecting for fraud since the 1980's but no actual evidence was mentioned, so have they been investigating or have they been monitoring for profit schools like Ashford? Don't forget it opened in 2005 so it couldn't be the only school unless the government somehow got proactive. The costs here in CA for public school are subsidized by state taxes, so comparing a private school to a public is just not the same unless you include the total costs from taxpayers plus student costs. Look at some of the articles about how SDSU is being affected because of state budget cuts and that people can't get into those schools. I transferred in 85 credits including my military (which SDSU wouldn't have taken) and used my GI Bill to pay for the rest. When I went to Grossmont I had to pay out of pocket and wait to be reimbursed by the VA, Ashford deferred my tuition for me so my benefits could kick in. By the way SDSU didn't accept my application because there were not enough spots and my 3.6 GPA wasn't high enough transferring out of Grossmont College like I was previously promised when applying for the transfer program. I didn't bother trying USD because the tuition there is 15k per semester and I can't afford that working FT and going to school FT to try and get my business degree.— May 13, 2010 5:27 p.m.