8-K

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)		April 5, 2006
Career Education Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware	0-23245			36-3932190
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission			(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)			Identification No.)
2895 Greenspoint Parkway, Suite 600, Hoffman Estates, IL				60195
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code			(847) 781-3600
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On April 5, 2006, the Registrant issued a press release to announce that the Registrant has been advised by the staff of the Midwest Regional Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission that the staff intends to recommend to the SEC that it terminate its investigation of the Registrant and that the staff of the SEC will recommend that no enforcement action be taken against the Registrant. A copy of the Registrant’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and the information contained therein is incorporated herein by reference. The information contained in this Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and it shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibits
99.1	Press Release of Registrant dated April 5, 2006.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	CAREER EDUCATION CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Janice L. Block
		Janice L. Block
		Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary
Dated:  April 5, 2006

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibits
99.1	Press Release of Registrant dated April 5, 2006.

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Media:	Investor Relations:
Pattie Overstreet-Miller	Karen King
847/851-7351	847/585-3899
www.careered.com	www.careered.com
Lynne Baker
847/851-7006
www.careered.com

CAREER EDUCATION CORPORATION ANNOUNCES SEC STAFF
RECOMMENDATION TO TERMINATE SEC INVESTIGATION

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., April 5, 2006 – Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ:  CECO) announced today that it was advised by the staff of the Midwest Regional Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission that the staff intends to recommend to the SEC that it terminate its investigation of the company. The staff of the SEC also advised Career Education Corporation that it will recommend that no enforcement action be taken against the company. Recommendations by the SEC staff do not constitute final action by the SEC, as the SEC thereafter makes its own determination as to whether to follow the recommendations of the SEC staff.

About Career Education Corporation

The colleges, schools and universities that are part of the Career Education Corporation (CEC) family offer high quality education to more than 100,000 students across the world in a variety of career-oriented disciplines. The 80-plus campuses that serve these students are located throughout the U. S., Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates and offer doctoral, master’s, bachelor’s, and associate degrees and diploma and certificate programs. Approximately one third of students attend the web-based virtual campuses of American InterContinental University Online and Colorado Technical University Online.

Career Education is an industry leader whose gold-standard brands are recognized globally.

Those brands include, among others, the Le Cordon Bleu schools of North America; the Harrington School of Design; the Brooks Institute of Photography; the Katharine Gibbs schools; American InterContinental University; Colorado Technical University and Sanford Brown. The mission of CEC, through its schools, its educators, and its employees is education—their primary goal, to enable students to graduate successfully and pursue rewarding careers.

For more information see www.careered.com. The company’s website also has a detailed listing of individual campus locations and web links for its 80-plus colleges, schools and universities.

Except for the historical and present factual information contained herein, the matters set forth in this release, including statements identified by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,” “project,” “will,” and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on information currently available to us and are subject to various risks, uncertainties, and other factors, that could cause our actual growth, results of operations, performance and business prospects, and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these statements. Except as expressly required by federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update such factors or to publicly announce the results of any of the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect future events, developments, or changed circumstances, or for any other reason. These risks and uncertainties, the outcome of which could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and operations, include, but are not limited to, the following: risks related to our ability to comply with, and the impact of changes in, legislation and regulations that affect our ability to participate in student financial aid programs; costs, risks and effects of legal and administrative proceedings and investigations and governmental regulations, including the pending Securities and Exchange Commission and Justice Department investigations and, class action, derivative, and other lawsuits; risks related to our ability to comply with accrediting agency requirements or obtain accrediting agency approvals; costs and difficulties related to the integration of acquired businesses; risks related to our ability to manage and continue growth; future financial and operational results; risks related to competition, general economic conditions, and other risk factors relating to our industry and business, and the factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and from time to time in our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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