SAN DIEGO, Jan. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Bridgepoint
Education, Inc. (NYSE: BPI), a provider of postsecondary education
services focused on providing higher access to higher education,
announced today that Ashford University
has joined the Avis Budget Group in an alliance agreement to assist
Avis Budget employees with opportunities to advance their
educations.
The Avis Budget Group, Inc. is comprised of two of the most
recognizable rental car companies in the world, Avis and Budget,
with about 6,500 rental locations available internationally. The
new agreement will make Ashford
University degrees more affordable for Avis Budget Group
employees through a tuition grant and waived fees.
"Ashford University's alliance
agreement with Avis Budget Group will help make an excellent
educational experience available to all Avis employees, and
underlines our commitment to bring advanced learning to working
adults," stated Ashford University
president Elizabeth Tice. "We're
happy to support Avis Budget."
More information about Ashford's alliance agreement with Avis
Budget Group can be found at success.ashford.edu/avisbudget, or by
calling 888.859.2161.
About Bridgepoint Education
Bridgepoint Education's postsecondary education services focus
on offering associate's, bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs
in such disciplines as business, education, psychology, social
sciences and health sciences. Bridgepoint Education's regionally
accredited academic institutions – Ashford
University and University of the Rockies – deliver their
programs online as well as at traditional campuses located in
Clinton, Iowa, and Colorado Springs, Colorado. For more
information about Bridgepoint Education, visit
www.bridgepointeducation.com or call Shari
Rodriguez, associate vice president of Public Relations, at
858.668.2580.
About Ashford University
Founded in 1918, Ashford University
is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North
Central Association of Colleges and Schools (www.ncahlc.org). The
University offers graduate and undergraduate degree programs online
and at its Clinton, Iowa, campus.
The University is known for its high quality yet highly affordable
online and on-campus programs. For more information, please visit
www.ashford.edu or call Shari
Rodriguez, director of Public Relations, at 858.513.9240
x2513.
Contact: Shari Rodriguez,
Associate Vice President of Public Relations
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SOURCE Bridgepoint Education, Inc.