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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):<i> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</i><b>January 25, 2007</b></font></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code&nbsp;<b>(847) 781-3600</b></font></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Former name or former address, if changed since last
report.)</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check the appropriate box
below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing
obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font> Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font> Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font> Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))</p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font> Pre-commencement communications pursuant
to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item
8.01&#160;&#160; Other Events.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On January 25,
2007, Career Education Corporation (&#147;the Registrant&#148;) issued a press release to
announce that it acquired Istituto Marangoni, a world-renowned post-secondary
fashion and design school with locations in Milan, London, and Paris.&#160;&#160; The purchase price was approximately $40
million.&#160;&#160; A copy of the Registrant&#146;s
press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and the information contained
therein is incorporated herein by reference.&#160;&#160;
The information contained in Item 8.01 to this Form 8-K, including the
exhibit, shall not be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the information shall not be
deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference
in such filing.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item
9.01&#160;&#160; Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)&nbsp;Exhibits</font></p>

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  Registrant dated January 25, 2007, reporting the acquisition of Istituto
  Marangoni.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:39.6pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.</font></p>

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<p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit
99.1</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CAREER
EDUCATION CORPORATION ACQUIRES PREEMINENT EUROPEAN FASHION<br>
AND DESIGN SCHOOL</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Istituto Marangoni Expands CEC&#146;s
International Offerings in New Markets</font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">HOFFMAN ESTATES,
Ill.&#151;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#151;Jan. 25, 2007&#151;Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ:CECO)
today announced that it has acquired Istituto Marangoni, a world-renowned
post-secondary fashion and design school with locations in three prominent
international fashion capitals: Milan, London, and Paris.&#160; The acquisition expands CEC&#146;s European operations
and marks its entry into the Italian market.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Istituto Marangoni, which
has approximately 1,500 students, offers undergraduate and graduate level
diploma programs in fashion design and other related fields such as fashion
styling, fashion business, fashion promotion, furniture design, product design,
interior design and graphic design.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Since its establishment
in Milan in 1935, Istituto Marangoni has been synonymous with high quality
fashion-design studies.&#160; Leading
international fashion and design houses turn to the school to find qualified
talent, and notable graduates include fashion luminaries Domenico Dolce (Dolce
&amp; Gabbana) and Franco Moschino (Moschino).</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;Adding a premier
institution like Istituto Marangoni to the CEC family of schools presents an
outstanding opportunity for us to continue to develop our international
platform as well as augment our offerings in fashion design,&#148; said Todd H.
Steele, CEC&#146;s president of International and Start-Up Divisions. &#147;This
acquisition is also consistent with our core business strategy to bring aboard
distinguished schools in high-demand disciplines that prepare students for
careers they are passionate about.&#148;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;The acquisition by CEC
is the final component of Istituto Marangoni&#146;s expansion and internationalization
strategy, which began in 2003 and resulted in the opening of two new campuses
in London and Paris,&#148; said Istituto Marangoni president Fabio Marangoni. &#147;We
are proud to join CEC&#146;s world-renowned international network which allows us to
offer a wider range of facilities and opportunities to our students and
represents the recognition of Italian education on the international
level.&#160; Istituto Marangoni has played a
vital role in the evolution of fashion and design over the last 70 years, and I
am sure that our experienced instructors, innovative curriculum and
student-focused approach will be an excellent complement to CEC and its family
of schools around the globe.&#148;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The acquisition of the
three Istituto Marangoni campuses broadens CEC&#146;s network to 15 internationally-based
schools and campuses, including the INSEEC Group (10 locations in France),
American InterContinental University (London) and the International Academy of
Design and Technology (Toronto).</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">William Blair &amp;
Company acted as financial advisor to CEC on this transaction.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">###</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">About Career Education Corporation</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The colleges, schools and
universities that are part of the Career Education Corporation (CEC) family
offer high quality education to approximately 100,000 students across the world
in a variety of career-oriented disciplines. The 80-plus campuses that serve
these students are located throughout the U. S. and in Canada, France, Italy
and the United Kingdom, and offer doctoral, master&#146;s, bachelor&#146;s, and associate
degrees and diploma and certificate programs. Many students attend the fully
online educational platforms offered by American InterContinental University
Online and Colorado Technical University Online.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Career Education is an
industry leader whose gold-standard brands are recognized globally. Those
brands include, among others, Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America; Harrington
College of Design; Brooks Institute of Photography; the Katharine Gibbs
Schools; American InterContinental University; Colorado Technical University
and Sanford-Brown Institutes and Colleges. The mission of CEC, through its
schools, its educators, and its employees is education&#151;their primary goal, to
enable students to graduate successfully and pursue rewarding careers.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For more information see
www.careered.com. The company&#146;s website also has a detailed listing of
individual campus locations and web links for its colleges, schools and
universities.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Contact:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Media:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Lynne Baker, 847-851-7006</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">or</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Investors:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Karen M. King,
847-585-3899</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">www.careered.com</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SOURCE: Career Education
Corporation</font></p>

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