Career Education Corporation Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2009 Earnings and Conference Call Time, and Analyst and Investor Day Details

Career Education Corporation (CEC) (NASDAQ: CECO) will report fourth-quarter and full-year 2009 financial results after market close and host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 17, 2010.

On February 18, 2010, CEC will hold an Analyst and Investor Day in New York City starting at approximately 1:00 p.m. ET. CEC management will discuss historical performance, progress against previously communicated 2010 milestones, strategic plan objectives and future expectations. For interested parties, presentation materials and a live webcast of the event will be provided on the company website under the investor relations section at www.careered.com.

Interested parties can access the live webcasts of the earnings conference call and Analyst and Investor Day at www.careered.com. For the earnings call, participants can also listen to the conference call by dialing 800-588-4973 (domestic) or 847-413-2407 (international) and reference confirmation 26141100. Please log in or dial in at least 10 minutes prior to the start time to ensure a connection. An archived version of the webcast will be accessible for 90 days at www.careered.com. A replay of the call will also be available for seven days by calling 888-843-8996 (domestic) or 630-652-3044 (international) and referencing confirmation 26141100.

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 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’s, bachelor’s and associate degrees, and diploma and certificate programs. Approximately one-third of CEC’s students attend the web-based virtual campuses of American InterContinental University and Colorado Technical University.

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 & 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.

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 more than 75 colleges, schools, and universities.