Career Education Corporation to Participate in September Investor Conferences

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill.--(Business Wire)--
Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ:CECO) today announced its
participation at investor conferences during the month of September
2008.

-- Michael J. Graham, Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer, will present at BMO Capital Markets 8th
Annual Back to School Education Conference, Wednesday,
September 10, 2008 at 2:45 p.m. Eastern Time at the Grand
Hyatt, New York, NY.

-- Gary E. McCullough, President and Chief Executive Officer, and
Michael J. Graham, Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer, will present at Bank of America 38th Annual
Investment Conference, Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 2:00
p.m. Pacific Time at The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco, CA.

Interested parties can access each of the above CEC presentations
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 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 its 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. The company's website includes a detailed listing of
individual campus locations and web links to its more than 75
colleges, schools, and universities.

Career Education Corporation
John Springer, 847-585-3899
Vice President of Investor Relations
www.careered.com

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