	UNITED STATES
	SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
	Washington, D.C. 20549
	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)		May 16, 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.)

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On May 16, 2006, Career Education Corporation (the “Registrant”) issued a press release to announce that its largest institutional stockholder, Ariel Capital Management, LLC, has informed the Registrant that they have voted their 12.9 million shares, representing approximately 13% of the Registrant’s outstanding shares, in favor of the Registrant’s proxy and its director nominees. 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 exhibits, 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 May 16, 2006, reporting that the Registrant’s largest institutional stockholder, Ariel Capital Management, LLC, has informed the Registrant that they have voted their 12.9 million shares in favor of the Registrant’s proxy and its director nominees.

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, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary

Dated: May 17, 2006

Exhibit Index

Exhibit
Number		Description of Exhibits

99.1		Press Release of Registrant dated May 16, 2006, reporting that the Registrant’s largest institutional stockholder, Ariel Capital Management, LLC, has informed the Registrant that they have voted their 12.9 million shares in favor of the Registrant’s proxy and its director nominees.