Career Education Corporation Opens Seattle Campus

Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ:CECO) announced the launch of Kitchen Academy Seattle, a professional culinary school distinguished by its proprietary Accelerated Training System' which allows a student to finish a program in as little as 30 weeks. The 19,747 square-foot school, which opened in early July, is located in Tukwila and features five custom-built kitchens with commercial grade equipment. The student workstations, equipped with LCD monitors, provide an optimal setup for chefs in training.

Brian Williams, Vice-President of Operations, Culinary Strategic Business Unit, Career Education Corporation, said, 'With a diverse cultural scene and a reputation as a top-notch food town, Seattle offers a rich environment for students seeking a culinary education.'

Like Kitchen Academy Sacramento, the Seattle curriculum is 100% hands-on culinary training. Students successfully completing the 30-week program will earn a Professional Culinary Arts Diploma.

Leading the Seattle school is Bruce Edwards, president, a 12-year resident of the Northwest and most recently, Director of Food and Beverage at the award-winning Embassy Suites Hotel ' Portland International Airport. Gene Fritz, director of education, is a native of the Seattle area. Fritz previously served as executive chef and culinary educator Washington State University, where he developed the student-operated restaurant concept.

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 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 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, among others, the Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America; Harrington College of Design; Brooks Institute; International Academy of Design; 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 www.careered.com.