Data on Bridgepoint Education's Academic Institutions now Available on College Choices for Adults Web Site
January 05 2010 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bridgepoint Education,
Inc. (NYSE:BPI), a provider of post secondary education services,
today announced that data about its academic institutions - Ashford
University and University of the Rockies - is now available online
at http://www.collegechoicesforadults.org/. Ashford University
offers graduate and undergraduate degree programs online and on
campus in Clinton, Iowa. University of the Rockies is a graduate
school specializing in psychology programs at the master's and
doctoral levels. Classes are offered online and at the Colorado
Springs, Colo. campus. Transparency by Design, a consortium of
accredited colleges and universities aimed at providing adult
learners with better information in choosing a degree-granting,
distance education, launched the College Choices for Adults Web
site in August 2009. The Web site offers adult learners information
on program-level learning outcomes, how outcomes are measured and
how students performed on these measures. Adult learners also have
access to student satisfaction ratings and other data on each
member institution participating in the initiative. Over the next
year, the College Choices for Adults Web site is expected to grow,
adding new institutions and new features to assist adult learners
in making critical decisions about their higher education options.
"On behalf of our academic institutions, we are pleased to be
collaborating with members of the Transparency by Design
consortium. This partnership raises the bar and takes us to new
levels of accountability," Bridgepoint Education Sr. Vice
President, Chief Academic Officer Dr. Jane McAuliffe, said. "This
initiative enables potential students to make more informed
decisions about their educational experience." Transparency by
Design is funded by a grant from Lumina Foundation for Education
and by contributions from each of the member institutions. Lumina
Foundation for Education is committed to enrolling and graduating
more students from college - especially low-income students,
students of color, first-generation students and adult learners.
The organization's goal is to increase the percentage of Americans
who hold high-quality degrees and credentials to 60 percent by the
year 2025. 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
http://www.bridgepointeducation.com/ or call Shari Rodriguez,
director of Public Relations at 858.668.2580. DATASOURCE:
Bridgepoint Education CONTACT: Shari Rodriguez, Director of Public
Relations, +1-858-668-2580, Web Site:
http://www.bridgepointeducation.com/
http://www.collegechoicesforadults.org/
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