2009 Design Scholarship Challenge Announced

Aspiring graphic design students compete for $25,000 tuition scholarship and a
chance to work on a DC Comics marketing campaign

CHICAGO, April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Aspiring graphic designers have until June 8
to submit entries to the "2009 Design Scholarship Challenge" to compete for
the national prize, an opportunity to work with DC Comics on an upcoming
marketing campaign for "Absolute Justice" and a $25,000 tuition scholarship to
one of the sponsoring design schools. Hopefuls should submit entries to one of
the schools which are: the 11 International Academy of Design & Technology
(Academy) campuses, located in Chicago, Detroit, Las Vegas, Online Campus,
Orlando, Sacramento, San Antonio, Schaumburg (IL), Seattle, Nashville, and
Tampa; as well as Brooks Institute, Brown College, Collins College, and
Harrington College of Design.

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The first round of judging will be conducted by a panel of faculty and
employees at each local campus and winners will be selected by June 19, 2009.
The final round will be conducted by a national panel including
representatives from DC Comics. The National Winner will be announced in July
at San Diego Comic-Con 2009.

"A local winner will be selected from each campus and all 15 will receive a
$5,000 tuition scholarship to the sponsoring school of their choice plus a
three-day, two-night expense-paid trip to San Diego to attend Comic-Con 2009
where the national winner will be named and will receive an additional $20,000
tuition scholarship to the sponsoring school of their choice," said Tom
McNamara, senior vice president, Art & Design group of Career Education
Corporation. "This is an opportunity to experience the real world of graphic
design with all of its challenges. The entry requirements are demanding, but
the rewards will jump start the education and future careers of several
talented students."

The contest is open to legal residents of the United States who will graduate
from high school or receive a GED between January 1, 2006 and July 31, 2010.
The contest application, along with detailed instructions is available at
www.visualdiner.com. See rules for full eligibility requirements. Void where
prohibited.

Participants must submit original designs for a print and an online
advertisement for the "Absolute Justice" graphic novel, full of some of the
most popular DC Comic characters, along with a completed detail sheet which
includes a short inspiration statement. Local winners will receive a second
creative brief and specifications for an as yet-to-be released DC Comics
publication and must present a second set of a print and an online
advertisement to a panel of judges at Comic-Con 2009. In addition to the
finished print and online advertisements, local winners must also submit a
binder on their design process including a written summary of people contacted
for information about the project and the advice they provided, sketches,
illustrations, photographs or digital images of the project as it evolved from
concept to completion, a summary of influences on your entry and a written
summary of your overall concept.

"This is more than a scholarship competition," McNamara said. "It's an
opportunity to gain experience and exposure in the world of graphic design and
to test your hand in a rewarding and exciting line of work."

SOURCE Career Education Corporation

Eileen Rochford, +1-773-463-2480, eileenr@theharbingergroup.com, for Career
Education Corporation