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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;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>

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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>May 17, 2007</b></font></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;">Career Education Corporation</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registrant&#146;s
telephone number, including area code<b> (847)
781-3600</b></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;">(Former name or
former address, if changed since last report.)</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><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 20.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Written
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pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</p>

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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))</p>

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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 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 May 17, 2007, the
Board of Directors of Career Education Corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;)
authorized the Registrant to use an additional $300.0 million for the
repurchase of shares of its outstanding common stock.&#160;&#160; This amount is in addition to the $500.2
million previously authorized by the Board of Directors of the Registrant since
the inception of the stock repurchase program.&#160;
Pursuant to the stock repurchase program, the Registrant may repurchase
shares of its outstanding common stock on the open market or in private
transactions from time to time, depending on certain factors including market
conditions and corporate and regulatory requirements.&#160; The stock repurchase program does not have an
expiration date and may be suspended or discontinued at any time.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As of March 31, 2007, the
Registrant has repurchased 12.4 million shares of its outstanding common stock
for approximately $416.3 million at an average price of $33.53 per share.</font></p>

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

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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On May 17, 2007, the Board of Directors of Career
  Education Corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) authorized the Registrant to use an
  additional $300.0 million for the repurchase of shares of its outstanding
  common stock.</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 style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CAREER EDUCATION CORPORATION</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Patrick K. Pesch</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Patrick K. Pesch</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font>Dated: May 18,
  2007</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
  and Assistant Secretary</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exhibit Index</font></u></p>

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  <p style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading -->Exhibit<br>
  Number</p>
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  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Description
  of Exhibits</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.1</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On May 17, 2007, the Board of Directors of Career
  Education Corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) authorized the Registrant to use an
  additional $300.0 million for the repurchase of shares of its outstanding
  common stock.</font></p>
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