Career Education Corporation to Participate at Barclays Capital Global Services Conference

Career Education Corporation (CEC) (NASDAQ:CECO) today announced its participation at the Barclays Capital Global Services Conference. Gary E. McCullough, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Michael J. Graham, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present on Thursday, May 12, 2011 at approximately 1:55 p.m. Eastern Time at The Westin Waterfront in Boston, MA.

Interested parties can access the presentation 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 student population of more than 116,000 students across the world in a variety of career-oriented disciplines through online, on-ground and hybrid learning program offerings. The more than 90 campuses that serve these students are located throughout the United States and in France, Italy, the United Kingdom and Monaco, and offer doctoral, master’s, bachelor’s and associate degrees and diploma and certificate programs.

CEC is an industry leader whose institutions are recognized globally. Those institutions include, among others, American InterContinental University ("AIU”); Brooks Institute; Colorado Technical University ("CTU”); Harrington College of Design; INSEEC Group ("INSEEC”) Schools; International University of Monaco ("IUM”); International Academy of Design & Technology ("IADT”); Istituto Marangoni; Le Cordon Bleu North America ("LCB”); and Sanford-Brown Institutes and Colleges. Through its schools, CEC is committed to providing high-quality education, enabling students to graduate and pursue rewarding career opportunities.

For more information, see CEC’s website at www.careered.com. The website includes a detailed listing of individual campus locations and web links to CEC’s colleges, schools, and universities.