- 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 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

McNamara Thomas A.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 11/2/2010

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

CAREER EDUCATION CORP [CECO]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

CAREER EDUCATION CORPORATION, 2895 GREENSPOINT PARKWAY - SUITE 600

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

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

(Street)

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL 60195

(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	23690.4875 ⁽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)
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽²⁾	5/16/2012	Common Stock	500	$22.07	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽³⁾	2/24/2019	Common Stock	6008	$26.15	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽²⁾	7/31/2016	Common Stock	2000	$28.19	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽⁴⁾	3/2/2020	Common Stock	11368	$29.02	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽²⁾	5/18/2013	Common Stock	2000	$29.35	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽⁵⁾	3/18/2017	Common Stock	4500	$29.68	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽²⁾	5/19/2015	Common Stock	2000	$34.7	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽²⁾	5/20/2014	Common Stock	2500	$62.56	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	a. 519.4875 shares which were purchased under the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan, a Section 423 plan exempt from Section 16(a) and 16(b) of the SEC Act of 1934 pursuant to Rule 16b-3(c) of the Act. b. 21,807 restricted shares granted by the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors. This number represents the maximum number of shares that have or could become vested assuming full satisfaction of all vesting requirements.
( 2)	Immediately Exercisable.
( 3)	Immediately exercisable as to the 1,502 shares of the underlying shares of Common Stock and the remaining underlying shares become exercisable in three equal annual installments on February 25, 2011, 2012, and 2013.
( 4)	Exercisable in four equal annual installments on each of March 3, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
( 5)	Immediately exercisable as to the 3,375 shares of the underlying shares of Common Stock and exercisable as to 1,125 of the remaining underlying shares on 3/19/2011.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
McNamara Thomas A. CAREER EDUCATION CORPORATION 2895 GREENSPOINT PARKWAY - SUITE 600 HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL 60195			SVP

Signatures
By: Gail B. Rago, pursuant to POA For: Thomas McNamara		11/12/2010
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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