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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 31, 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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if changed since last report.) </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"><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"><B>Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On August&nbsp;31, 2009,
the Registrant issued 3,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &#147;Shares&#148;), to Le Cordon Bleu International B.V. The shares were issued in partial consideration of the Registrant&#146;s purchase of the outright
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that term is defined in Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;)) in an offshore transaction in which the Registrant relied on the registration exemption provided for in Regulation S of
the Securities Act. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18px;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 September&nbsp;1<B>,</B> 2009, the Registrant
issued a press release announcing that it has completed the previously announced purchase of the outright rights to the Le Cordon Bleu brand in the education services field for the U.S. and Canada. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1, and the information contained therein is incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press release of Registrant, dated September 1, 2009, announcing that it has completed the previously announced purchase of the outright rights to the Le Cordon Bleu brand in the education
services field for the U.S. and Canada.</FONT></TD></TR>
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FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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> <P
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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"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Jeffrey D. Ayers</FONT></P></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: September&nbsp;1, 2009 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press release of Registrant, dated September 1, 2009, announcing that it has completed the previously announced purchase of the outright rights to the Le Cordon Bleu brand in the education
services field for the U.S. and Canada.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<IMG SRC="g51695ex99_1pg1.jpg" 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 VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">John Springer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(847) 585-3899</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">www.careered.com</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;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>COMPLETES PURCHASE OF LE CORDON BLEU BRAND RIGHTS FOR CULINARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Hoffman
Estates, IL, September&nbsp;1, 2009</B> - Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ:CECO) announced today, effective August&nbsp;31, 2009, that it has completed the previously announced purchase of the outright rights to the Le Cordon Bleu brand in the
education services field for the U.S. and Canada. 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. </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"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For more
information, see CEC&#146;s website at www.careered.com. 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
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