Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Ghia Ashish R

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 9/21/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

CAREER EDUCATION CORP [CECO]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

231 N. MARTINGALE ROAD

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Interim CFO /

(Street)

SCHAUMBURG, IL 60173

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	67172 ⁽¹⁾	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Cash-Settled RSU	⁽²⁾	3/14/2018	Common Stock	2397	⁽³⁾	D
Cash-Settled RSU	⁽⁴⁾	3/14/2019	Common Stock	2770	⁽³⁾	D
Cash-Settled RSU	⁽⁵⁾	3/14/2020	Common Stock	18684	⁽³⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Includes 56,166 restricted stock units granted pursuant to the Career Education Corporation 2008 or 2016 Incentive Compensation Plans, with each unit representing the contingent right to receive one share of Issuer's common stock.
(2)	The remaining cash-settled RSUs vest in one additional installment on March 14, 2018.
(3)	Each cash-settled RSU is the economic equivalent of one share of Issuer's common stock.
(4)	The remaining cash-settled RSUs vest in two additional installments on March 14, 2018 and 2019.
(5)	The remaining cash-settled RSUs vest in three additional installments on March 14, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Ghia Ashish R 231 N. MARTINGALE ROAD SCHAUMBURG, IL 60173			Interim CFO

Signatures
Ashish R. Ghia by POA: Gail B. Rago		9/29/2017
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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