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Document and Entity Information
Mar. 08, 2021
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Document Type 8-K/A
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Amendment Description New Director Committee Appointments On March 9, 2021, Perdoceo Education Corporation (the "Company") filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to report that the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) appointed Alan D. Wheat to the Company’s Board on March 8, 2021 (the “Original Filing”). At the time, the Board had not made a determination regarding any Board Committee assignments for Mr. Wheat.  The Company is filing this amended Current Report on Form 8-K/A to report that on June 3, 2021, the Board appointed Mr. Wheat to the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board effective on that date.  Other than the preceding disclosure, no other disclosure reported in the Original Filing is amended pursuant to this Report.  
Document Period End Date Mar. 08, 2021
Entity Registrant Name Perdoceo Education Corporation
Entity Central Index Key 0001046568
Entity Emerging Growth Company false
Entity File Number 0-23245
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code DE
Entity Tax Identification Number 36-3932190
Entity Address, Address Line One 231 N. Martingale Rd.
Entity Address, City or Town Schaumburg
Entity Address, State or Province IL
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 60173
City Area Code (847) 
Local Phone Number 781-3600
Written Communications false
Soliciting Material false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer false
Security 12b Title Common Stock, $0.01 par value
Trading Symbol PRDO
Security Exchange Name NASDAQ