April 13, 2009
Via EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: | Celeste M. Murphy, Legal Branch Chief |
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| Scott Hodgdon, Staff Attorney |
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| Re: | Bridgepoint Education, Inc. |
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| Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-156408) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the undersigned, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as the representatives of the several underwriters (the “Representatives”) of the offering pursuant to the above-captioned Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”), hereby join in the request of Bridgepoint Education, Inc. that the effective time of the Registration Statement be accelerated so that the Registration Statement becomes effective at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on April 14, 2009 or as soon thereafter as practicable.
In connection with this acceleration request and pursuant to Rule 460 under the Securities Act, the following information is provided with respect to the distribution to date of the preliminary prospectus included in the Registration Statement filed with the Commission on April 1, 2009:
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| by | /s/ Adam J. Nordin |
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| Name: Adam J. Nordin |
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| Title: Managing Director |
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| by | /s/ Joseph Heyer |
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| Name: Joseph Heyer |
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| Title: Executive Director |
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[Acceleration Request]