Article: Career Education Corporation Agrees to Acquire Harrington Institute of Interior Design.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 29, 1998--Career Education Corporation (Nasdaq:CECO) today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Harrington Institute of Interior Design, located in Chicago. The school has approximately 400 students currently enrolled and will continue to operate under its current name. The acquisition is expected to be completed by January 31, 1999. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

"Harrington Institute is an ideal fit with Career Education Corporation because it strengthens our presence in Chicago and the Midwest, and adds another top quality school to our visual communications curriculum," said ...

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