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STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P
STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K </B></FONT></P> <P
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ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): August&nbsp;4, 2009</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P
STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>Career Education Corporation
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) </B></FONT></P> <P
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code (847)&nbsp;781-3600 </B></FONT></P> <P
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STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Other Events. </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On August&nbsp;5, 2009, the Registrant issued a
press release announcing that it has entered into an agreement to terminate its licensing agreement with Le Cordon Bleu International and acquire the outright rights to the Le Cordon Bleu brand in the education services field for the U.S. and Canada
and the right of first refusal to purchase all non-acquired brand rights and operations of Le Cordon Bleu International in the event Le Cordon Bleu International proposes to sell such rights and operations. A copy of the press release is attached
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press release of Registrant, dated August&nbsp;5, 2009, reporting its entry into an agreement to terminate its license agreement with Le Cordon Bleu International and acquire the outright
rights to the Le Cordon Bleu brand in the educational services field for the U.S. and Canada.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">CAREER EDUCATION CORPORATION</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Jeffrey D. Ayers</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dated: August 5, 2009 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press release of Registrant, dated August&nbsp;5, 2009, reporting its entry into an agreement to terminate its license agreement with Le Cordon Bleu International and acquire the outright
rights to the Le Cordon Bleu brand in the educational services field for the U.S. and Canada.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<IMG SRC="g25922snap2.gif" ALT="LOGO"> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </U></B> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">John Springer </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Senior Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(847) 585-3899 </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>www.careered.com</U> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>CAREER EDUCATION CORPORATION
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF LE CORDON BLEU BRAND RIGHTS FOR CULINARY EDUCATION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>PROGRAMS </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Hoffman Estates, IL, August&nbsp;5, 2009</B>&#151;Career Education
Corporation (NASDAQ:CECO) announced today that it has agreed to acquire the outright rights to the Le Cordon Bleu brand in the education services field for the U.S. and Canada and to terminate its current licensing agreement which expires on
December&nbsp;31, 2013. As a part of the transaction CEC has also acquired the right of first refusal to purchase all non-acquired brand rights and operations of Le Cordon Bleu International (LCBI) in the event LCBI proposes to sell such rights and
operations. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and is anticipated to close during the third quarter. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">CEC has had a
licensing agreement with Le Cordon Bleu International for the past 10 years, which included the payment of royalty fees as a percentage of Culinary Arts revenue. The new agreement obtains all rights in the U.S. and Canada to the Le Cordon Bleu brand
for education services for the estimated purchase price of $135 million, comprised of $25 million in cash, 30 months of earn-out payments from the purchase date equal to six percent of Culinary Arts revenue, and three million shares of CEC common
stock. The acquisition will result in annual operating expense savings of $15 to $20 million from the elimination of royalty payments. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">&#147;Le Cordon Bleu is the most recognized and prestigious brand in culinary education and has been integral to the success of our Culinary Arts segment,&#148; said Gary E. McCullough, President and Chief Executive Officer of Career
Education Corporation. &#147;The purchase of the U.S. and Canadian education-related brand rights furthers the execution of our strategic plan, as it solidifies a core asset essential to the future growth of our Culinary Arts segment.&#148;
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>About Career Education Corporation </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">The colleges, schools and universities that are part of the Career Education Corporation (CEC) family offer high-quality education to a diverse student population of over 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&#146;s, bachelor&#146;s and associate degrees and diploma and certificate
programs. Approximately one-third of CEC&#146;s students attend the web-based virtual campuses of American InterContinental University and Colorado Technical University.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">CEC is an industry leader whose gold-standard brands are recognized globally. Those brands include, among others, American InterContinental University; Brooks Institute; Colorado Technical University; Harrington
College of Design; INSEEC Schools; International Academy of Design&nbsp;&amp; Technology; Istituto Marangoni; Le Cordon Bleu North America; and Sanford-Brown Institutes and Colleges. CEC is committed to providing quality education, enabling students
to graduate and pursue rewarding careers. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For more information, see CEC&#146;s website at <U>www.careered.com</U>. The website includes a
detailed listing of individual campus locations and web links to CEC&#146;s more than 75 colleges, schools, and universities. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">###
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