Dive Brief:
- For-profit Bridgepoint Education has said it cut 117 jobs in California, Colorado, and Iowa.
- Enrollment at the company's schools — Ashford University and University of the Rockies — has declined, but the company said it expects enrollment to grow again soon.
- Last year, the company offered buyouts to hundreds of employees and cut jobs from its corporate headquarters.
Dive Insight:
The schools had enrollment of about 69,000 students in September, down from about 91,000 the year before. Part of the decline has been on purpose, in an effort to meet accreditation standards.
