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Career Education Corporation (CEC) provides postsecondary education primarily in the United States. The company operates through two segments: Colleges, Schools, and Universities (CSU); and Online Education Group (OEG). Its CSU segment provides educational services primarily in classrooms or laboratory setting. The companys OEG segment operates two online educational platforms, including American InterContinental University Online and Colorado Technical University Online, which offers educational services through Internet-based courses. CEC offers various doctoral degree, master's degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, and diploma programs, such as business studies, culinary arts, health education, information technology, and visual communication and design technologies. The companys business studies program include business administration, business operations, e-commerce, merchandising management, criminal justice, paralegal studies, education, and hospitality management degrees. Its culinary arts programs comprise culinary arts, hotel and restaurant management, and pastry arts. CEC health education programs consists of healthcare management, dental office administration, medical massage science, medical office administration, medical assisting, dental assisting, medical administrative assisting, and massage therapy. The companys information technology programs include PC/LAN, PC/Net, computer technical support, computer network operation, computer information management, and computer programming. CEC visual communication and design technologies programs comprise desktop publishing, graphic design, fashion design, interior design, graphic imaging, Web page design, animation, photography, and visual journalism. As of January 31, 2005, it served approximately 101,500 students throughout 82 campuses located throughout the United States, France, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates. CEC was founded in 1994 and is headquartered Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
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