Career Education Corporation Opens Seattle Campus

Kitchen Academy is Newest Addition to Culinary Portfolio
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill.--(Business Wire)--
Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ:CECO) announced the launch of
Kitchen Academy Seattle, a professional culinary school distinguished
by its proprietary Accelerated Training System(TM) which allows a
student to finish a program in as little as 30 weeks. The 19,747
square-foot school, which opened in early July, is located in Tukwila
and features five custom-built kitchens with commercial grade
equipment. The student workstations, equipped with LCD monitors,
provide an optimal setup for chefs in training.

Brian Williams, Vice-President of Operations, Culinary Strategic
Business Unit, Career Education Corporation, said, "With a diverse
cultural scene and a reputation as a top-notch food town, Seattle
offers a rich environment for students seeking a culinary education."

Like Kitchen Academy Sacramento, the Seattle curriculum is 100%
hands-on culinary training. Students successfully completing the
30-week program will earn a Professional Culinary Arts Diploma.

Leading the Seattle school is Bruce Edwards, president, a 12-year
resident of the Northwest and most recently, Director of Food and
Beverage at the award-winning Embassy Suites Hotel - Portland
International Airport. Gene Fritz, director of education, is a native
of the Seattle area. Fritz previously served as executive chef and
culinary educator Washington State University, where he developed the
student-operated restaurant concept.

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 population of approximately 90,000 students across the
world in a variety of career-oriented disciplines. The more than 75
campuses that serve these students are located throughout the U.S. and
in France, Italy, and the United Kingdom, and offer doctoral,
master's, bachelor's, and associate degrees and diploma and
certificate programs.

Approximately one-third of students attend the web-based virtual
campuses of American InterContinental University Online and Colorado
Technical University Online.

CEC is an industry leader whose gold-standard brands are
recognized globally. Those brands include, among others, the Le Cordon
Bleu Schools North America; Harrington College of Design; Brooks
Institute; International Academy of Design; American InterContinental
University; Colorado Technical University and Sanford-Brown Institutes
and Colleges. Through its schools, CEC is committed to providing
quality education, enabling students to graduate and pursue rewarding
careers. For more information, see the company's website at
www.careered.com.

Career Education Corporation
Media:
Lynne Baker 847/851-7006
Andrea Meyer 847/585-3937
Investors:
Casey Darby 847/585-3899
www.careered.com

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