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 August 1, 2014, relating to the consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Bridgepoint Education Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2013.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Los Angeles, California

January 12, 2015