Zovio (ZVOI) S-8 Registration of securities for employees

EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on FormS-8 of our report dated March 1, 2011, relating to the consolidated financial statements, financial statement schedules and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Bridgepoint Education Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Diego, California

January 18, 2012