Exhibit 99.1

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Education Management Corporation (the “Company”) for the period ended September 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Robert B. Knutson, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify to the best of my knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1).  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2).  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: November 13, 2002	/s/ ROBERT B. KNUTSON
	Robert B. Knutson
	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Education Management Corporation (the “Company”) for the period ended September 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Robert T. McDowell, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify to the best of my knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1).  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2).  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:  November 13, 2002	/s/ ROBERT T. MCDOWELL
	Robert T. McDowell
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer