Career Education Corporation to Participate in September Investor Conferences

-- Michael J. Graham, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at BMO Capital Markets 8th Annual Back to School Education Conference, Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 2:45 p.m. Eastern Time at the Grand Hyatt, New York, NY.

-- Gary E. McCullough, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Michael J. Graham, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at Bank of America 38th Annual Investment Conference, Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time at The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco, CA.

Interested parties can access each of the above CEC presentations live audio webcasts at CEC's corporate website at www.careered.com. A replay of the presentation will also be available and archived at www.careered.com.

About Career Education Corporation

The colleges, schools, and universities that are part of the Career Education Corporation (CEC) family offer high quality education to a diverse population of approximately 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's, bachelor's, and associate degrees and diploma and certificate programs. Approximately one-third of its students attend the web-based virtual campuses of American InterContinental University Online and Colorado Technical University Online.

CEC is an industry leader whose gold-standard brands are recognized globally. Those brands include, among others, the Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America; Harrington College of Design; Brooks Institute; International Academy of Design; American InterContinental University; Colorado Technical University and Sanford-Brown Institutes and Colleges. Through its schools, CEC is committed to providing quality education, enabling students to graduate and pursue rewarding careers.

For more information, see the company's website at www.careered.com. The company's website includes a detailed listing of individual campus locations and web links to its more than 75 colleges, schools, and universities.

SOURCE: Career Education Corporation

Career Education Corporation John Springer, 847-585-3899 Vice President of Investor Relations www.careered.com