Holiday Bowl

As part of our commitment to San Diego, Bridgepoint Education is proud to be the new title sponsor of the Holiday Bowl. The Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl was established in 1978 and is a non-profit organization whose mission is to generate tourism, exposure, economic benefit and civic pride for San Diego and its citizens by producing the nation’s most exciting bowl game and festival of events. $1 for every Holiday Bowl ticket sold will be donated to Promises2Kids, a non-profit organization leading the fight against child abuse and neglect in the County of San Diego.

Teacher Appreciation Night

Coordinated by the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) and sponsored in part by Ashford University and Cox Communications, Teacher Appreciation Night is held at Petco Park — home field of the San Diego Padres baseball team. Ashford University, an academic institution of Bridgepoint Education, has been participating in Teacher Appreciation Night since 2006, honoring the local teaching profession by sponsoring four full-ride scholarships for the Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning with Technology degree program to teachers in San Diego County.

Project Working Moms and Dads Too

"Project Working Moms and Dads Too" is a national scholarship initiative that aims to help remove the barriers of money, time and confidence, which often keep people from returning to school. Ashford University, an academic institution of Bridgepoint Education, is proud to have awarded more than $2 million in full-ride online college scholarships to working moms and dads.

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Junior Achievement

Junior Achievement prepares students for economic achievement and success through its local in-school and hands-on programs. Bridgepoint Education is proud to sponsor Junior Achievement's annual "Teachers for a Day" program. Once a year, our employees volunteer their workday at a local elementary school teaching kindergarten through fifth-grade classrooms. The event provides volunteers with the opportunity to work with students firsthand, allowing them to experience the challenges and joys of being a teacher — if only for a few hours.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego

The second largest Boys & Girls Club in California, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego is a non-profit organization serving children and youth between the ages of five and eighteen, especially reaching out to kids who need a safe place to go after school. Currently, the Bridgepoint Team assists elementary and middle school students from the 4S Ranch and Poway Clubs with the first ever Kids Page published in the Pomerado Newspapers – the Poway Chieftain and the News Journal in Rancho Bernardo and 4S Ranch.

Make-A-Wish Foundation®

The mission of the Make-A-Wish Foundation is to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy. Bridgepoint Education is honored to have participated in the “Season of Wishes,” by sponsoring two wishes to children with big dreams and even bigger hearts. In early 2010, Bridgepoint Education also sponsored the Walk for Wishes, a family event which includes a 1-mile walk through SeaWorld. Additionally, employees volunteered for the Hoops 4 Wishes basketball tournament at Admiral Bakersfield which helped raise money to grant wishes.

Monarch School

Monarch School is dedicated to providing homeless and at-risk children with an accredited education while caring for their basic needs. In conjunction with Read Across America Day, a team of Bridgepoint employees organized a book drive and provided every Monarch student with their own book, and gave a cash donation to the school library.

Kids Included Together

Kids Included Together (KIT) is devoted to providing children with and without disabilities the same access to recreational and developmental opportunities. As a proud supporter of the Kids Included Together (KIT) "Over the Edge" event, Bridgepoint Education not only contributed monetarily, but also participated in the one-of-a-kind experience which provided a spectacular display of urban rappelling with a positive message of empowerment and inclusion.

Promises2Kids

At Promises2Kids, their mission is to break the cycle of child abuse through prevention, education and advocacy through programs and services that help foster children overcome a traumatic childhood so they can heal, grow, and become successful members of our community. Bridgepoint Education is proud to support Promises2Kids' programs that help children of all ages, from infants to college-bound students, including their Guardian Scholars program.
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Bridgepoint Education is proud to have sponsored a $100,000 challenge grant benefiting music education programs of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra. The Symphony's education programs are designed to bring music and music education to thousands of students all over Southern California. Programs include the Young Artist Competition to reward promising young talent, as well as several outreach programs such as Meet a Musician and Interactive Ensemble Performances, which bring classical music to young people in the community.
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The long-term partnership between Bridgepoint Education and Cox Communications has helped make the Give Back to Education Campaign successful for more than four years. This rewarding collaboration has helped support many projects such as Teacher Appreciation Night, Student Athlete of the Month, Military Scholarships, a Salute to Teachers, and the Back to School Campaign. Each event actively honors and celebrates the heroes in our community.

San Diego Blood Bank

Bridgepoint Education holds quarterly blood drives on behalf of the San Diego Blood Bank, an independent blood center serving 50 hospitals in the Southern California region.

Marine Corps Community Service

Every year, the Hard Corps Race Series stages their famous Camp Pendleton Mud Run, a 10K race and obstacle course held to raise money for Marine Corps Community Service. Five executive athletes — members of "Team Bridgepoint" — proved they were not afraid to get their hands (and clothes) dirty all for a good cause.

Warrior Foundation

The Warrior Foundation through the Navy League helps wounded and disabled military heroes leading the fight in the war against terror. They vow to assist, honor, and support the soldiers who have so bravely served and sacrificed for our country. We are proud to support military heroes, and have provided 10 Warriors with the opportunity to go home for the holidays.

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Ashford University, an academic institution of Bridgepoint Education, is proud to support A Salute to Teachers. This program is an annual event which serves to identify and recognize those teachers who most effectively represent and symbolize the positive contributions of all California teachers. A Salute to Teachers is the official stepping-stone to the California Teacher of the Year and National Teacher of the Year programs.