Sep. 10, 2009 (Business Wire) -- Career Education Corporation (CEC) (NASDAQ:CECO) today announced its participation at BMO Capital Markets Back to School Education Conference. Career Education Corporation is scheduled to present on Thursday, September 17, 2009 at approximately 1:15 p.m. Eastern Time at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers in New York City, NY.

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 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.