Career Education Corporation to Participate in Credit Suisse 10th Annual Global Services Conference.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ:CECO) today announced its participation at the Credit Suisse 10th Annual Global Services Conference to be held on February 24-27, 2008 at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa in Phoenix, AZ.

Career Education Corporation is scheduled to present on Monday, February 25, 2008 at approximately 10:30 a.m. MT. Interested parties can access the above CEC presentation live audio webcast 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 population of approximately 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 Canada, 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 our students attend the web-based virtual campuses of American InterContinental University Online and Colorado Technical University Online.

CEC is an industry leader whose gold-standard brands are recognized globally. Those brands include Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America; Harrington College of Design; Brooks Institute; International Academy of Design & Technology; American InterContinental University; Colorado Technical University and Sanford-Brown Institutes and Colleges. Through its schools, CEC is committed to providing quality education, enabling students to graduate and pursue rewarding careers.

For more information, see the company's website at http://www.careered.com. The company's website includes a detailed listing of individual campus locations and web links to its more than 75 colleges, schools, and universities.