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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.9
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement No. 
333-37601 of Career Education Corporation on Form S-1 of our report dated 
October 27, 1997, relating to the consolidated financial statements of The 
Katharine Gibbs Schools, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1995 and 1996 
and for the period from March 7, 1994 to December 31, 1994, and for the years 
ended December 31, 1995 and 1996, appearing in the Prospectus, which is part of 
this Registration Statement.

We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such 
Prospectus.



DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, New York
November 19, 1997

