form8-k.htm
 
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): November 6, 2008
 
 
 
 
Career Education Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
 
 
 
         
Delaware
  
0-23245
  
36-3932190
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
     
2895 Greenspoint Parkway, Suite 600, Hoffman Estates, IL
  
60169
(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 November 6, 2008, Career Education Corporation (the “Registrant”) subsidiary American InterContinental University (AIU) issued a press release to announce that AIU  has initiated the process to change its accreditation from the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and the information contained therein is incorporated herein by reference. 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)
Exhibits
 
Exhibit
Number
 
  
Description of Exhibits
 
99.1
  
Press release dated November 6, 2008 announcing that Registrant’s subsidiary American InterContinental University (AIU) has initiated the process to change its accreditation from the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
 
            

 
 
 






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/ Jeffrey D. Ayers
   
Jeffrey D. Ayers
   
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Dated: November 6, 2008
 

 
 
 






Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit
Number
 
  
Description of Exhibits
 
99.1
  
Press release dated November 6, 2008 announcing that Registrant’s subsidiary American InterContinental University (AIU) has initiated the process to change its accreditation from the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.