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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 8, 2013
 
BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
001-34272
 
59-3551629
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
13500 Evening Creek Drive North, Suite 600, San Diego, California

 
92128
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
(858) 668-2586
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
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Item 8.01.     Other Information.

On November 11, 2013, Bridgepoint Education, Inc. issued a press release, announcing that on November 8, 2013, Ashford University received a letter from the U.S. Department of Education formally recognizing the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, or WASC, as the primary accrediting agency for Ashford University. The press release also announced that the University received a letter from the Federal Student Aid School Eligibility Channel School Participation Team acknowledging that Ashford University's Application for Approval to Participate in Federal Student Aid Programs had been provisionally approved. The information contained in the press release is incorporated herein by reference and filed as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.





(d)     Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release of Bridgepoint Education, Inc. dated November 11, 2013




SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
Date: November 12, 2013
 
Bridgepoint Education, Inc.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Diane L. Thompson
 
 
Name:  Diane L. Thompson
 
 
Title: Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel