Career Education Corporation to Participate at BMO Capital Markets Back to School Education Conference

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Career Education Corporation (CEC) (NASDAQ:CECO) today announced its participation at the BMO Capital Markets Back to School Education Conference. Gary E. McCullough, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Michael J. Graham, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present on Thursday, September 16, 2010 at approximately 9:15 a.m. Eastern Time at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City, NY.

Interested parties can access the presentation live audio webcasts at CEC’s corporate website at www.careered.com. A replay of the presentation will also be available and archived at www.careered.com.

About Career Education Corporation

The colleges, schools and universities that are part of the Career Education Corporation (“CEC”) family offer high-quality education to a diverse student population of over 104,000 students across the world in a variety of career-oriented disciplines. The more than 90 campuses that serve these students are located throughout the U.S. and in France, Italy, the United Kingdom and Monaco, and offer doctoral, master’s, bachelor’s and associate degrees and diploma and certificate programs. Approximately 44% of our students attend the web-based virtual campuses of American InterContinental University, Colorado Technical University, International Academy of Design & Technology and Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts.

CEC is an industry leader whose brands are recognized globally. Those brands include, among others, American InterContinental University (“AIU”); Brooks Institute; Colorado Technical University (“CTU”); Harrington College of Design; INSEEC Group (“INSEEC”) Schools, including the International University of Monaco (“IUM”); International Academy of Design & Technology (“IADT”); Istituto Marangoni; Le Cordon Bleu North America (“LCB”); and Sanford-Brown Institutes and Colleges. Through our schools, CEC is committed to providing high-quality education, enabling students to graduate and pursue rewarding careers.

For more information, see CEC’s website at www.careered.com. The website includes a detailed listing of individual campus locations and web links to CEC’s colleges, schools, and universities.